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class="related-ntent le-related-ntent"> <div class="hear"> <h4>Related</h4> </div> <div> <ul> <li> <a href="//"> Rpiratory Therapist Vs. Registered Nurse </a> </li> <li> <a href="//"> About Profsnal Attire for Nurs </a> </li> <li> <a href="//"> What Characteristics Do Staff Nurs Look for Nursg Stunts? </a> </li> <li> <a href="//"> Role of the Cardiac Nurse </a> </li> <li> <a href="//"> Rtrictns for a Woman to Bee a Pastor </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-ntent"> <div class="sectn"> <p><p>Nursg is still domated by femal. Only 6.6 percent of all RNs the Uned Stat were male as of 2008, although RNs unr the age of 45 are about 13 percent male, acrdg to a December 6, 2011, article “Advance for Nurs.” Dpe advanc ma the workplace, equi treatment still exist for male nurs. For example, a study the December 2011 issue of the “Wtern Journal of Nursg Rearch” found that a disproportnately high number of male nurs were discipled by the Oregon State Board of Nursg.</p></p> </div><div data-ad-un-name="le-mobile" class="mobile-only-m-height-250 ad-un le-ad"></div> <div data-ad-un-name="le-sktop" class="sktop-only-m-height-280 ad-un centered"></div> <div class="sectn"><h2><span>Genr Bias Edutn and Rearch</span></h2> <p>Although there are ls likely to be overt discrimatory practic agast male nurs than the past, an article published the Augt 2006 issue of "Men Nursg" reported that genr bias and discrimatn still occur nursg tn programs. The article noted that one study, over 89 percent of the study participants reported hearg anti-male remarks om faculty the classroom. Another study the October 2008 "Rearch Nursg and Health" found a signifint bias favor of female participants studi nducted by female nurse rearchers.</p></p> </div> <div class="sectn"><h2><span>Role Expectatns and Stereotyp</span></h2> <p>Both men and women face expectatns of their role society, and stereotyp ntue to exist for both genrs. Men who enter nursg may be fluenced by misnceptns such as the perceptn that the nursg profsn is not appropriate for men, which n e role nflict the man who is a nurse. Men who enter the nursg profsn may be perceived as more "feme," acrdg to an article the June 2008 "Journal of Nursg." However, male nurs may also be perceived as unrg or regard as "mcle" by their female peers.</p></p> </div> <div data-ad-un-name="partner-A300-mobile" class="mobile-only-m-height-250 ad-un le-ad"></div> <div data-ad-un-name="lowle-sktop" class="sktop-only-m-height-90 ad-un le-ad"></div> <div class="sectn"><h2><span>Homophobia</span></h2> <p>Male nurs may face the perceptn that they are gay. One study of 498 men nursg reported January 26, 2005, by the Amerin Associatn of Men Nursg reported that 51 percent felt that the major misperceptn about men nursg is that they are gay. Male nurs may be exposed to homophobia the workplace, and heterosexual men who are nurs may avoid ntact wh lleagu who are openly gay or may overtly exprs their own heterosexualy to prevent beg labeled, acrdg to an article the December 2007 “Journal of Advanced Nursg.”</p></p> </div> <div class="sectn"><h2><span>Role Mols</span></h2> <p>The male nursg stunt or graduate nurse may have few male role mols the profsn. Mentors provi exampl of behavr clil settgs as well as profsnalism. While both men and women the nursg profsn n be excellent clil mentors, the male nurse a female-domated profsn may have some issu that he nnot fortably discs wh a female lleague. Female nurs may be unaware of subtle discrimatory practic that a more seasoned male nurse has experienced.</p></p> </div></div> <div data-ad-un-name="ma" class="m-height-250 ad-un ma-ad"></div> <div id="138e0bb9-ef62-44ec-94fd-4fd92da90c41" class="hst-ex-player"></div> <div class="dropdowns-wrapper"> <div class="dropdowns-ntaer"> <div class="headgs-le"> <p class="headg">Referenc</p> <div class="dropdown-ntent"> <ul><li> <a href=" aria-label=" rel="nofollow"> Wtern Journal of Nursg Rearch: Licensed Nurs Discipled Oregon Between September 1996 and June 2008 </a> </li><li> <a href=" aria-label=" rel="nofollow"> Men Nursg: Tear Down the Barriers of Genr Bias </a> </li><li> <a href=" aria-label=" rel="nofollow"> Rearch Nursg and Health: Is There Genr Bias Nursg Rearch? </a> </li><li> <a href=" aria-label=" rel="nofollow"> Amerin Associatn of Men Nursg: Men Nursg Study 1.26.05 </a> </li><li> <a href=" aria-label=" rel="nofollow"> Journal of Advanced Nursg: The Constctn of Men Who Are Nurs as Gay </a> </li></ul> </div> <p class="headg">Wrer B</p> <div class="dropdown-ntent"> <p>Beth Greenwood is an RN and has been a wrer sce 2010. 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