Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of tables -- List of figures -- Contributors -- Preface -- Foreword / Eleanor J. Sullivan -- pt. 1. Our history / Chad E. O'Lynn -- 1. History of men in nursing : a review / Chad E. O'Lynn -- 2. American schools of nursing for men / Russell E. Tranbarger -- 3. The American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) : the first 30 years as reported in Interaction / Russell E. Tranbarger -- 4. Army nursing : a personal biography / William T. Bester -- pt. 2. Current issues / Chad E. O'Lynn -- 5. The effects of gender on communication and workplace relations / Christina G. Yoshimura and Sara E. Hayden -- 6. Men, caring, and touch / Chad E. O'Lynn -- 7. Reverse discrimination in nursing leadership : hitting the concrete ceiling / Tim Porter-O'Grady -- 8. Leadership : how to achieve success in nursing organizations / Daniel J. Pesut -- 9. Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education programs / Chad E. O'Lynn --

pt. 3. International perspectives / Chad E. O'Lynn -- 10. Gender-based barriers for male student nurses in general nursing education programs : an Irish perspective / Brian J. Keogh and Chad E. O'Lynn -- 11. Men in nursing in Canada : past, present, and future perspectives / Wally J. Bartfay -- 12. Men in nursing : an international perspective / Larry D. Purnell -- pt. 4. Future directions / Russell E. Tranbarger -- 13. Recruitment and retention of men in nursing / Susan A. LaRocco -- 14. Are you man enough to be a nurse? Challenging male nurse media portrayals and stereotypes / Deborah A. Burton and Terry R. Misener -- 15. Men's health : a leadership role for men in nursing / Demetrius J. Porche -- Epilogue / Russell E. Tranbarger -- Index.

Includes information on Army Nurse Corps (ANC), discrimination, diversity, education, gender segregation, Great Britain, masculinity, Middle Ages, military, Renaissance, salaries, segregation, touch, United States, wages, etc.