Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities

What I loved most about this book was that it presented a far more detailed and rich history of men in nursing than I ever received in nursing school. There was a lot of really great information in here. I highly recommend the book to fellow men in nursing, as well as anyone else interested in the issues we face.

I have to disagree with the reviewer who said this book is too dry. It is an academic book!! The problem with this book is not that it's dry, but that there wasn't enough material on any one topic to fill up a single focused book. As you can see from the table of contents I posted, there are historical reports here jumbled with conceptual articles about masculinity and nursing jumbled with other things. If you are interested in men in nursing, there are some excellent and useful articles, but I would suggest getting this book through interlibrary loan before buying it. I could only make use of about half of the book.

MEN IN NURSING: HISTORY, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES comes from two practicing nurses and educators who offer their combined insider's experiences on how men work and survive in nursing. An introductory history of the professional as a whole and the introduction of men into nursing leads to a survey of common issues unique to males in nursing, examples of men working in nursing in other countries, and analysis of their future careers in the field. Chapters blend personal insights with industry analysis to provide excellent insights crucial to any student of nursing. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch