Israeli men in nursing: Social and personal motives

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Romem, Pnina ^a   Anson, Ofra ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Male nurses; Nursing profession; Occupational choice; Personal motives; Social motivation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; ISRAEL; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES, MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 15044353112     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2004.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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