More Men in Nursing: Is Trend Enough to Solve Shortage?
Higher wages and job security are prompting more men to enter the field of nursing.
According to a Vanderbilt University School of Nursing study, the number of male nurses in the United States has nearly doubled since the 1980s – growing from 5 percent to 9 percent of the nation’s 1.8 million nurses.
Just as the number of men in nursing has steadily climbed, so has the public’s perception of the profession. A recent Gallup Poll ranked nursing as the most trusted profession, above teachers, military officers and even doctors.
This is promising news for those working to end the nationwide nursing shortage and stave off an impending health-care crisis. According to the Vanderbilt study, the nursing shortage could approach 800,000 positions by 2020.
To recruit and retain more nurses, educators must address the shortage of nursing faculty in the nation’s colleges and universities.
According to an enrollment survey by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, more than 26,000 qualified applicants were turned away from undergraduate programs last year due...
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