Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
9th International Nurse Education Conference (NETNEP 2024), Singapore, Singapur, 27 - 30 Ekim 2024, (Yayınlanmadı)
O55.01
Experiences of male nursing students in obstetrics and women's health nursing course and practice: a qualitative meta-synthesis
Arzu Akpınar, Hatice Yangın
Akdeniz University Faculty of Nursing, Turkey
Abstract
In undergraduate nursing education, male nursing students may experience gender-related difficulties, especially in the obstetric and women's health nursing course practice where female patients are cared for. This study aimed to clarify the experiences of male nursing students regarding the obstetrics and women's health nursing course. This study is a meta-synthesis. The electronic databases of Pubmed, CINAHL, Scopus, Ovid and Web of Science (WOS) were searched in April 2024. The search was limited to qualitative studies published in English, including male nursing students' experiences in obstetrics and women's health nursing courses. From a total of 2718 articles found in searches made with the keywords "male nursing students AND qualitative AND maternal OR obstetric", an evaluation was made with the remaining 8 articles when duplications, those whose sample was not male nursing students, those published in different languages and those whose full text could not be accessed were excluded. A two-stage data synthesis was performed, meta-summary and meta-synthesis, as suggested by Sandelowski & Barroso (Sandelowski & Barroso, 2007). After the meta-summary, the data obtained in the studies were meta-synthesized into 3 themes: preconceptions, feeling alienated/alone/outsider and perceived rejection by the women/feeling stressed. This common result has been reached in studies conducted in different cultures, regardless of culture (Keogh & O'Lynn, 2007; Raghavan et.al. 2023; Yokoya et. al. 2023). As a result, obstetric and women's health nursing courses and practices may be perceived as stressful and difficult for male nursing students. Although it also depends on the culture, students may feel excluded and alienated. Attempts should be made to reduce their preconceptions and stressors so that they have fewer negative experiences. More studies focusing specifically on this issue are needed to determine what can be done on this issue.
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Yokoya, S., Suzuki, K., Sai, A., & Yamauchi, T. (2023). Exploring the Barriers and Coping Strategies Faced by Male Nursing Students in Japanese Nursing Education. Asian Nursing Research.
Keogh, B., & O'Lynn, C. (2007). Male nurses' experiences of gender barriers: Irish and American perspectives. Nurse educator, 32(6), 256-259.
Raghavan, D., Matua, G. A., Seshan, V., & John Prince, E. (2023). Male student challenges in a maternity nursing clinical course in a Middle Eastern Country: Strategies for improved performance and future implications for nursing education and practice. SAGE Open Nursing, 9, 23779608231160482.
Keywords Male nursing students, obstetric nursing, women's health nursing, qualitative