Abstract
Objective: This research was conducted to determine the male nurse perception of first and second grade university students studying in health field.
Method: The research was conducted in a mixed method design. Purpose sampling method was used to collect data and conduct interviews. 268 students were included in the study and focus group interviews were conducted with 46 students who were included in the scope of the study in 5 sessions. Content analysis was used for analysis of qualitative data and descriptive analyzes were used for analysis of quantitative data using IBM SPSS Statistics 22.0 package program.
Results: As a result of the research, it was determined that men should also be in the nursing profession and male nurses will positively affect the status and image of the profession. However, it is also stated that the female nurse is more accustomed and the success in nursing practice is more important than the sex. It is also stated that the existence of men in nursing profession will not make any difference in nursing profession.
Conclusion: Despite the elimination of gender discrimination in the nursing profession, it has been shown that gender discrimination continues in part in society. It can be said that this attitude of our society can be derived from patriarchal society structure and customs.
Keywords: Nursing, male nurse, perspective, university student
