Cautious caregivers: Gender stereotypes and the sexualization of men nurses' touch

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 441-448

  Evans, Joan A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Caring; Gender relations; Masculinity; Men nurses; Sexualization; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE NURSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOUCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES, MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; STEREOTYPING; TOUCH;

EID: 0036831304     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02392.x     Document Type: Article

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