Abstract
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has been published continuously since 1900. As such, it provides a unique opportunity to analyze the social issues that have surrounded nursing as well as the professional issues that have been important to nurses for more than 100 years.
Research Question: What topics related to men nurses have been published in the AJN during the last 100 years?
Methodology: All issues of the AJN, including all editorial content, are available electronically. Using a variety of key words such as male nurses, men nurses, men and nursing, all articles, editorials, letters to the editor and news items in the AJN that referred to men nurses from its inception in 1900 to the year 2000 were printed and analyzed for content.
Theoretical Framework: Historical research is often viewed using a social or cultural frame of reference. Using a social framework allowed the researcher to interpret content in the AJN from a perspective that included the events that influenced society at that time. Additionally, a cultural framework provided an opportunity to view the content in the broader context of the cultural norms of the various historical periods from 1900 to 2000.
Findings: Exclusion of men from the military nurse corps and appropriate roles for men nurses are two of the topics that were especially prevalent prior to 1960. More recent topics included the interaction of male nursing students with patients, especially in maternity nursing.
Sigma Membership
Mu Epsilon, Theta at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, USA
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Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Male Nurses, Content Analysis, American Journal of Nursing, AJN
Recommended Citation
LaRocco, Susan A., "Men nurses in the American Journal of Nursing: The first 100 years" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 2.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2009/presentations/2
Conference Name
AAMN Annual Conference
Conference Host
American Association for Men in Nursing
Conference Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Conference Year
2009
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Men nurses in the American Journal of Nursing: The first 100 years
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) has been published continuously since 1900. As such, it provides a unique opportunity to analyze the social issues that have surrounded nursing as well as the professional issues that have been important to nurses for more than 100 years.
Research Question: What topics related to men nurses have been published in the AJN during the last 100 years?
Methodology: All issues of the AJN, including all editorial content, are available electronically. Using a variety of key words such as male nurses, men nurses, men and nursing, all articles, editorials, letters to the editor and news items in the AJN that referred to men nurses from its inception in 1900 to the year 2000 were printed and analyzed for content.
Theoretical Framework: Historical research is often viewed using a social or cultural frame of reference. Using a social framework allowed the researcher to interpret content in the AJN from a perspective that included the events that influenced society at that time. Additionally, a cultural framework provided an opportunity to view the content in the broader context of the cultural norms of the various historical periods from 1900 to 2000.
Findings: Exclusion of men from the military nurse corps and appropriate roles for men nurses are two of the topics that were especially prevalent prior to 1960. More recent topics included the interaction of male nursing students with patients, especially in maternity nursing.