Gender Discrimination

Speech Outlineby

Aretas Nabeel Naz

Introduction to My Career

Nursing › Nurses are the protectors, promoters,

and optimizers of health and abilities, caregivers, comforters of ill and injured, and advocate the care of individuals, families, and communities.

Benefits of Nursing

Helping Humanity Caregiving Economical phase

› Satisfactory Salary› High Demand › Health Insurance

Environmental phase› New Technology› High Responsibilities

Job Opportunities Self Respect

Drawbacks of being a Male Nursing

Gender Discrimination

Stereotyping Extra Role

Strain Few in the Field Giving care

Female Patients Family Pressures

Gender Discrimination

History of Nursing Stereotypes Patient Issues

History of Nursing Medieval Era

› (500 – 1000) Nurses as Servant Late middle age

› (1000 – 1500) crusades stimulator of military nursing order › Nursing Saints

Considered nursing their religious duty and gave outstanding service

› St. Hildegard (1098 – 1179) – Wrote books on Medicine (Jaundice, dysentery, lung diseases)

› St Elizabeth of Hungry (1207 – 1231) – Cared for the poor and sick

› St. Catherine of Sienna (1347 – 1380) – Looked after Plague affected people. Carried a lantern from home to hospital St Isabel (Queen Elizabeth of Portugal)

› Founded a hospital for the poor and nursed the sick. Introduced the tent type hospitals and ambulances for the injured on the battlefield St Elizabeth

http://www.slideshare.net/Nimmirobins/hon-midieval-era

Florence Nightingale12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910

Pioneering modern nursingShe served as a nurse in the Crimean War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale

Stereotypes of Male Nurses

Feminine Like Homosexuals Low achievers

Patient Issues with Male Nurses

Female patients› Intimate care› Personal space

Intimidating

Conclusion

Profession of Caregiving and protecting Humanity No Gender segregation Balance of male and female nurses Despite the challenges in the past, men are

entering nursing programs

References Bleich, M., MacWilliams, B., & Schmidt, B. (2013, January). Men in

nursing. Retrieved from http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/cearticle?tid=1488752

Men in nursing. (2008, June 1). Journal of Nursing: American Society of Registered Nurses. Retrieved fromhttp://www.asrn.org/journal-nursing/374-men-in-nursing.html

Graphs reference http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Icu+RN+Week&l1=19973

History of Nursinghttp://www.slideshare.net/Nimmirobins/hon-midieval-era

Florence Nightingalehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale

Thank you for time and being a patience

audience.Can I Answer any question from the audience?