性別差異對男性護理人員關懷照護之影響

The Affect of Gender on Caregiving: A Study of Male Nurses

關懷照護為護理的本質，常被視為是屬於女性的特質，因此，男性護理人員在從事護理工作時所表現之關懷照護行為是否因為性別差異而有所不同值得進一步探討。本文藉由關懷照護本質之分析，探討性別對於男性護理人員展現關懷照護之影響。結果發現，由於男性的陽剛特質與某些關懷照護行為存在著衝突，易影響男護士以傳統方式表達其關懷照護行為。建議在培育男性護理人員時，除強調關懷照護的價值外，應協助其培養關懷照護能力，並以多元的觀點接受男護理人員因性別差異所展現不同關懷照護行為。

Caring, the essence of nursing, is widely viewed as a feminine activity. Therefore, determining the existence and extent of differences in caring shown by male nurses in comparison with their female counterparts is a matter that requires further discussion. This article discusses the effects of gender differences on nursing care provided by male nurses according to analyzing the essential elements of caring. Findings indicate that certain caring behaviors performed by male nurses differ from their female colleagues due to extant internal conflicts between masculine and caring concepts. This article proposes two suggestions to nursing educators: 1. When training male nurses, in addition to emphasizing the value of caring, instructors should also emphasize teaching caring competence; 2. Based on an acceptance of diversity, instructors should accept the existence of differences between male and female nurse caring behaviors due to fundamental gender differences.