Profile and perceptions of men in nursing in Western Australia: Research report 2014
Author Identifier (ORCID)
Tania Beament: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9598-5601
Abstract
Aim: To establish a profile of men in nursing in Western Australia and gather information about how men in nursing perceive themselves and are perceived by their female colleagues.
Background: Some of the project team came together to produce a DVD to explore and promote the role of men in nursing in Western Australia. The completion of this project left project members with many questions about the profile and perceptions of men in nursing and a wider project group was established to undertake the research presented herein.
Methodology: The study employed a non-experimental, comparative, descriptive research design with a focus on quantitative methodology that employed an on-line SurveyMonkey questionnaire (distributed via email) to Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses and Midwives in Western Australia.
Sample: The target group were nurses and midwives from across Western Australia. A convenience sample was employed and the respondents were in many respects, generally representative of the potential respondent population, with the exception of a high response rate from men who are nurses; more experienced and older nurses; and a limited number of Enrolled Nurses.
Results: The respondents were predominantly female (76.6%) with male respondents representing over twice the State average of men who are nurses (23.4%). The majority of respondents were Registered Nurses (76.6%), with Midwives (4.1%) and Nurse Practitioners (2.5%) being well represented, with Enrolled Nurses being underrepresented (4.4%). Over half of the respondents were born in Australia (56.1%) and of those, 37.7% were born in Western Australia, although few were of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent (0.8%). The majority of respondents (74.5%) identified their primary cultural heritage as Australian, English, European, Anglo Saxon, Celtic or Caucasian. The majority of respondents (68.8%) were over 41 years of age with 63.4% having over 16 years practice experience; 55.8% held either a PhD, Masters degree or a Bachelors degree. The majority of respondents (80.5%) were from the metropolitan area.
Document Type
Report
Date of Publication
1-1-2014
Publisher
UWA Print
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
17987
Funders
Western Australian Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust.
ISBN
978-09875229-9-3
Copyright
free_to_read
Comments
Stanley, D., Beament, T., Falconer, D., Haigh, M., Newton, R., Saunders, R., Stanley, K., & Wall, P. (2014). Profile and perceptions of men in nursing in Western Australia: Research Report 2014. Perth, Australia: UWA Print.
https://www.wanursestrust.com.au/research