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sadat Hosseini A S, Vanaki Z. The effect of gender on nursing. IJMEHM 2011; 5 (1) :71-81
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The effect of gender on nursing
Akram sadat Sadat Hosseini * 1, Zohreh Vanaki2
1- Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , ashoseini@tums.ac.ir
2- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:   (8623 Views)

Nurses face to a lot of different gender perspectives in their routine work. Cultural and social backgrounds influence gender stereotyping and it causes significant changes in nursing roles. This article reviews and analyzes the effect of gender on nursing. Gender perspective in nursing has affected services and quality of nursing practices. Although gender perspective affects health care system, its elimination is not beneficial. Because its elimination abducts nursing from its real spirit and disappoint women from exposing their emotional and mental abilities. Therefore gender stereotyping affects nursing from different dimensions and it will improve nursing profession by leading right way.

Keywords: nursing, gender, nursing profession
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Type of Study: Research |
Accepted: 2013/09/22 | Published: 2017/09/27
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