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Comparative Study
. 2007 Nov-Dec;32(6):256-9.
doi: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000299478.64809.82.

Male nurses' experiences of gender barriers: Irish and American perspectives

Brian Keogh  1 , Chad O'Lynn
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Comparative Study

Male nurses' experiences of gender barriers: Irish and American perspectives

Brian Keogh et al. Nurse Educ. 2007 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Evidence suggests that male nurses face gender-based barriers during their nursing education programs. The authors describe male nurses' experiences of these barriers in Ireland and the United States. Mechanisms to recruit and retain male nurses are also discussed.

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