Barriers and facilitators to recruiting and retaining men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries: A systemised rapid review.

Background: The recruitment of men to pre-registration nursing programmes in many Western countries has remained static at approximately 10% per year.

Aim: To identify the experiences and attitudes of men on pre-registration nursing programmes in Western countries and the barriers and enablers to their recruitment and retention.

Design: Systematized rapid review.

An exploration of the influences on under-representation of male pre-registration nursing students.

Background: Worldwide, men are under-represented in the nursing profession. In Scotland less than 10% of pre-registration nursing students are male. Reasons for this imbalance need to be understood.