Due to secular prejudice, male nurses are a "scarce resource" among the nurses in China.
Most male nurses are located in the operating room and intensive care unit. China's nursing career is in a period of development and transformation. Hospital nursing is changing from "disease treatment" to "patient demand", and the holistic nursing industry is gradually recognized and accepted by people. At the same time, hospital nursing is also extending to community and family health care, and the shortage of nursing professionals is increasing, among which male nursing talents will be even scarcer. In recent two years, male nurses are a "scarce resource" among nurses, no matter in big cities in the east or medium-sized cities in the midwest. Many students have been locked in the "order" before graduation, and the employment situation of male nurses has been in short supply. Why are male nurses so popular? There is no doubt that they have their own advantages.
Compared with female nurses, male nurses have their own advantages in physiology and psychology. Male nurses have strong physical strength, quick action and strong patience. They have advantages in lifting patients, turning them over, sucking sputum, working night shifts and making house calls. They are very suitable for field rescue and intensive care. Some special departments such as ICU intensive care unit and 120 emergency center in major hospitals have higher requirements for nurses' physical quality and professional skills, and more demand for male nurses. In addition, some special medical institutions, such as mental hospitals, are more suitable for men to engage in nursing work because of the particularity of their work.