2. Thesis  Current research on stereotyping in nursing indicates problematic for males and females as well as older nurses. Though previous research has suggested that this is just how nursing will be, always stereotypical, new research show that the profession can overcome this barrier by changing the attitudes and ideas about nursing.

3. Male StereotypesMale Stereotypes  Current research regarding males in nursing has focused on the career of nursing seeming more feminine.  Robert Meadus’ research, Katrina McLaughlin, Orla T. Muldoon, and Marianne Moutray’s research (McLaughlin et al.), Kimberley Clow, Rosemary Ricciardelli, and Wally J. Bartfay’s research (Clow et al.), all agree on the same basic fact of males in nursing are treated unfairly and are not represented well among females in nursing.  Christine L. Williams’ research suggests the same thing but includes that there are many hidden advantages for men in nursing.

4. Female StereotypesFemale Stereotypes  Research about women in nursing is abundant and everywhere, but has focused on the portrayal as women as a sex symbol instead of a hero in the career.  Annette M. Jinks and Eleanor Bradley’s research and Rosalind Chait Barnett’s research both agree that women in nursing are sexualized and viewed unfairly for their career.

5. Age StereotypesAge Stereotypes  Along with research about sexism in nursing, current research also focuses on the problem on ageism in the nursing career with mostly younger nurses rather than older nurses.  Rosalind Chait Barnett’s research and Helen Dennis and Kathryn Thomas’s research both share the same views of ageism in a workplace. They both agree that older workers are easier to deal with in a fast paced workplace.  Susan Letvak’s research is about ageism in the nursing workplace and agree that older employees are more up to date.

6. So What?So What?  Current research leans towards the problem of stereotyping becoming fixed in the near future with help from everyone but for right now is stereotyped in three main groups.  While many different variables could of gone in the research like location and timing, the research pretty much would be equal throughout different variables.  More research could be done as time goes on and the nursing workplace will probably decrease in stereotypes each year.

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