Role strain of undergraduate male nurse students during learning experience in nursing education program

Abstract

Aim: Role strain is one of the concerning issues for male nurse students which indicates increasing evidence for more gender based than their female peers, especially when caring for female patients. The purpose of the current research was to study the role strain of undergraduate male nurse students during their learning experience in nursing education program. Method: A cross sectional descriptive quantitative design was used in this study. A sample size of 124 and 274 of undergraduates male nurse students were from nursing Faculties of Ain Shams and Tanta Universities respectively. Role strain of male nurse students' questionnaire comprising four subscales; the Community Role Strain (12 items), the Colleague Role Strain (12 items), the Patient Role Strain (7 items), and the Instructors' Role Strain (10 items) was used to assess the role strain of male nurse students during their learning experience in nursing education program. Results: The findings indicated that half of male nurse students had medium level of total role strain. However, the level of total role strain among male nurses' students was higher at Tanta Nursing Faculty than did male students at Ain Shams Nursing Faculty. Conclusion: There is still much can and should do towards nursing profession to increase the satisfaction of men in nursing. This study provides awareness that important barriers persist for male nursing students in traditional learning environments which is female-oriented.