Patienters erfarenheter av omvårdnad utförd av manliga sjuksköterskor : en litteraturöversikt

Sammanfattning: Background  The number of men entering the nursing care profession is still low, which means that nurses are still a minority in nursing care profession. The possible cause for this gender discrepancy is sociocultural perception of society that the nursing care profession is only for women. However, the demand for gender balance in the nursing care profession has increased. And as the result the number of men joining the nursing profession is increasing.  Aim  The purpose of this paper was to describe patients’ experience of nursing care from male nurses.  Method  Nonsystematic literature review that analyzes the results of 16 studies, published 2011- 2021, with qualitative, quantitative as well as mixed method approaches, collected from Public Medline [Pubmed], Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL] and manual search to give answers to the aim of the literature review. The main results of articles were synthesized and analyzed under themes and subthemes.  Results  Most of the patients who participated in all studies have reported that they found the care provided by male nurses to be satisfactory; however, some of the patients had a negative perception of men as nurses. And a large majority of both male and female patients do not prefer male nurses when it comes to intimate care and genital examination.  Conclusions  Patients' experiences of nursing care of male nurses were quite positive. However, most of the patients’ perception and attitude of men as a nurse varied. These attitudes were influenced by socio-cultural perceptions of gender norms. Male nurses were not favored for intimate care either.