Gender Role Conflict and Male Nursing Students' Academic and Program Success.

Background: Despite calls to increase the proportion of men in nursing, little change has occurred, and anecdotal accounts suggest poor retention of men in nursing programs. This study explored the role that gender role conflict (GRC) may play in men's academic success.

Method: Men in a large nursing program ( = 123) in the United States were surveyed to explore their GRC upon entry to their nursing program and then again 1 and 2 years later.

Nurses' Perspectives of Their Impact While Serving on Boards.

Objective: The study objective was to identify nurses' perceptions of their impact while serving on boards.

Background: Nurse leaders serving as voting board members are key experts for board effectiveness and may be associated with stronger performing organizations. Extant research indicates that nurse leaders are qualified for board service; however, no research explores the impact of nurses on boards.

Men's Decision-Making to Become Nurses: Gendered Influences and Fit With Gender Role Conflict Theory.

Patriarchy has been offered as the foundational paradigm for gendered issues in nursing; however, operationalization of this paradigm in order to improve nursing workforce gender diversity is challenging. The qualitative arm of the present study explored men's decision-making to become nurses within a larger gendered context. Findings were then assessed for fit with Gender Role Conflict Theory.

Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education programs: prevalence and perceived importance.

To meet the recent call to increase the number of nurses by recruiting men, nursing education programs will need to reduce gender-based barriers. No study found has adequately quantified the prevalence and perceived importance of barriers to men in nursing education programs. These barriers create an academic environment that is unfriendly to men.