CONSCIOUS ENGAGEMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE MALE NURSING STUDENTS: FACILITATING VOICE THROUGH AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT

Authors

  • Colleen A. Maykut
  • Andrew Lee
  • Nelson Garcia Argueta
  • Sean Grant
  • Cole Miller

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33524/cjar.v17i2.262

Abstract

Although women have made significant progress into traditionally male-dominated professions, such as medicine and engineering, the same cannot be said of men in the nursing profession. Utilizing a critical social theory perspective, an action research project was designed to encourage participants, current male nursing students and alumni of MacEwan University, to share their educational experiences through narratives. The significance of this action research project is threefold: (1) to understand the phenomena of the MacEwan male nursing student, (2) to develop strategies and coping mechanisms to address concerns voiced by participants’ experiences, and (3) to create evaluative tools to assess effectiveness of such strategies.

Author Biographies

Colleen A. Maykut

Dr. Colleen Maykut is an Assistant Professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. Her research interests are twofold: practical (student success) and theoretical (the promotion of caring sciences as foundational) with respect to nursing practice.

Andrew Lee

Andrew Lee is a Staff Nurse at the Alberta Health Services (Royal Alexandre Hospital) and Covenant Health (Misericordia Hospital).

Nelson Garcia Argueta

Nelson Garcia Argueta is a Staff Nurse at Covenant Health (Misericordia Hospital). Mr. Garcia graduated in April 2015 from MacEwan University’s BScN Program.

Sean Grant

Sean Grant is a Staff Nurse at the Alberta Health Services (Addictions and Mental Health). Mr. Grant graduated in April 2015 from MacEwan University’s BScN Program.

Cole Miller

Cole Miller is a 4th Year BScN Student at MacEwan University in the BScN Program. Mr. Miller is completing his final clinical term and will be graduating December 2015.

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Published

2016-09-06

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Articles

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