Men in nursing 2018 July 16-17, 2018 Holiday Inn, Via Aurealia Rome, Italy

Throughout the world today, more men are entering the field of nursing and there is a major push to delete the stereotype that nurses are women. In fact, men are finding roles in all fields of nursing. Nursing is a not a gender, it is a profession. The art of caring is not something only women understand. With the tremendous shortage of nurses, more men are encouraged to join the profession. Men nurses can build up a strong relationship among his clients or patients and as well as perform the task which requires physical power more efficiently.

Patient Safety is characterized as "the quest for the lessening and moderation of perilous acts inside the medicinal services framework, and the utilization of best practices appeared to prompt to ideal patient results." There are various aspects of patient security and emergency risk management and it's imperative that everybody required in patient wellbeing including patients and their families and as well as social insurance experts, know about the issues, relief procedures and best practices for guaranteeing persistent security for everybody.

Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, illness, injuries and various physical and mental ailments in humans constitute healthcare. It is an important sector in promoting general, physical, mental health and well-being of people around the world. Healthcare is initiated by providing the primary, secondary, and tertiary care for the public health. The healthcare sectors are dedicated in providing healthcare services and products through group of trained and experienced professionals from interdisciplinary teams. Nursing is a science, as well as an art. It is a complex ever changing profession with ethics, standards, and best practices to improve the quality of care. The nursing practice involves core involvements with research development, implementation and analysis. 

Holding an established code of ethics and conduct, the legal nurses play an important role in the litigation process by bridging the gap between medicine and the judicial system. Apart from within the law firms, they can also consult with a wide range of organizations including insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and other medical-related organizations. They are registered and licensed individuals who implement their expertise, experience, and specialized education to interpret research and analyze the medical-related issues relevant to a legal case or claim. Investigation plays a major role in the world of legal nurse individual. Men considered to be a little more aggressive than women, legal Nursing for men holds fast to the profession.

Nurses perform numerous tasks, from providing fundamental healthcare to assisting surgeons with advanced and critical procedures. Those interested in becoming a nurse, can pursue several educational options based on their career goals and level of care they hope to provide. There are three main categories of nurses. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) provide basic care while supervised by registered nurses and doctors. Registered nurses (RNs) care for patients, provide support to patient’s families, and assist doctors in medical procedures. Additional education can lead to further specialization as an advanced practice registered nurse. Educational programs in nursing are typically found in both public and private colleges, technical schools, and universities. Some hospitals and high schools offer them as well. In addition to liberal arts courses, nursing programs require students to take courses related to the field such as biology, physiology, chemistry, and anatomy. All nursing programs contain a supervised clinical component, and graduates of these programs must pass a licensing exam to begin work. There is no bar foe men from undergoing these programs.

Nursing practice is progressive practice enrolled nurses who are skilled and instructed to indulge health elevation and maintenance through the analysis and treatment of intense illness and habitual condition. Present International Council of nurses, a nurse practitioner/advanced practice enrolled nurse is nurse who has captured the insight base, decision-making skills, and clinical skill for increased practice over that of an enrolled nurse. The aspect of which would be decisive by the background in which he or she is recommended to practice nurse practitioner, manage intense and habitual medical conditions, through history and physical exam and the ordering of diagnosed tests and medical treatments. Nursing practice are experienced to diagnose medical problems, order treatments, perform excellent procedures, impose medications, and make benchmark for a wide range of intense and habitual medical condition their extension of practice.

It is observed that Male registered nurses (RNs) considers certain fields of nursing (e.g., administration, emergency, or intensive care) to be more congruent with the male sex role than other fields (e.g., general medical, outpatient, or obstetrical nursing). They generally preferred work in more congruent fields. Over time, they were increasingly employed in more congruent fields and they did not experience significantly less role strain in the more congruent fields of nursing than in the less congruent fields.

Nurses are the backbone of the healthcare system, with more than 2.7 million registered nurses and over 750,000 licensed practical nurses working in the system. The demand for Nursing and its scope is increasing in proportion to each day passing by.. There are various prospects and career objectives for ones who pursue nursing.

With an aging population comes the societal challenge of acquiring additional medical professionals to meet the burgeoning demand in healthcare. Because of this and other related healthcare trends, growth in the field of nursing remains strong. There are various specialization course one can pursue and each specializations are broad spectrum, interesting and with enough potential for future prospects.

When the Institute of Medicine’s original report on the future of nursing was released it outlined a future full of opportunity and with the challenge for all nurses to practice to the full extent of their education and scope. Over the last several decades, much has occurred to elevate the practice and value of the Registered Nurses. Patient needs have become more complex and quality and patient safety are now the front and center of reimbursement and regulatory landscapes. Nurses have adapted to these changes by expanding their skill sets and knowledge of science, securing their places as linchpins to provision of improved health outcomes in the era of healthcare reform.

Nursing is a profession both defined by science, as well as art. The terms art and science are significant for the practice of nursing. These two concepts have a particular meaning and their defining characteristics help to illuminate the nature of nursing practice. An understanding of each term is foundational to the comprehension of similarities and differences and to an understanding of the complex relation played out in nursing practice. Nursing as an art form has three major components— medium, process, and product. The science consists of the systematized knowledge. Both nursing's art and its science are essential for excellence in the performance of nursing's mission. There is a delicately balanced movement between art and science portrayed by experienced nurses that transcends as it uses the differences between these two forms. 

The number of male nurses in the nursing professional is very less relatively. There is a huge shortage of male nurses in the sector and the level of public awareness in this regard is less. People still holds the idea that males in the nursing sector are effeminate. This is a common notion that prevails in the minds of many people and this is one factor that deters aspiring male students from becoming certified nurses in the industry. The nursing professional has been traditionally associated with the female gender. Patients still can relate and connect to female patients more than males. These disadvantages of Men in Nursing hold fast.

According to the latest statistics, male nurses represent just a small fraction of the nursing workforce. The number of male nurses in the nursing professional is roughly around 5 %. The popular notion that nursing is not for men and admission capacity constraints of Nursing Schools seem to be major obstacles towards bringing more men to the profession. Although male nurses often face the challenges of gender discrimination, especially in specialties like obstetrics and gynecology, where, women often prefer female nurses, male nurses often end up in leadership roles and in specialties like intensive care, emergency and operating room nursing. Attitudes, gender role perceptions, intimate care issues, nurse shortage, retention and motivation influence the professional presence of men in nursing.

Men still constitute a small minority of the nursing population. Although the reason has been identified, barriers that deter men from entering the profession, nursing schools and other stakeholders have been conservative in their efforts to recruit men. Active recruitment of young men may be a means of addressing nursing shortages. If nursing is to survive, affirmative action is needed to close the gender gap. More schools for men and more campaigns are needed to be organized.