Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students.
Jed MontayreIbrahim AlananzehKasia BailKate BarnewallTania BeamentSteven J CampbellCathy CarmodyAlex ChanFrank DonnellyJed DuffCaleb FergusonJo GibsonPeta HarbourColin J IrelandXian-Liang LiuPatricia LuykeDella ManezeJo McDonallLauren McTierTameeka MulquineyJane A O'BrienLemuel J PelentsovLucie M RamjanNatasha ReedyGina M RichardsMichael Anthony RocheBrandon W SmithJing-Yu Benjamin TanKaren A TheobaldKathleen E ToriPeter WallEmily WallisLuke YokotaJoel Sebastian ZugaiYenna SalamonsonPublished in: Contemporary nurse (2022)
Genderism harms nursing, as well as the men and women working in the profession. Recruitment and retention of men into nursing is needed to cultivate male role models and diversify the workforce, however this is impeded by negative portrayals in popular culture and misconceptions entrenched in society.