Interviews were conducted with 12 male nurses who described their occupational experiences. The modified grounded theory approach was used for the data collection and analysis. The survival strategies of these male nurses can be categorized into four types: (i) giving priority to the achievement of financial security; (ii) agreeing to a dependent relationship with doctors; (iii) maintaining one's male identity through supporting the female nurses; and (iv) making an appeal to the significance of men in the female-dominated nursing profession. (地方の病院に勤務する男性看護師12名にインタビューを行い、男性看護師の生存戦略について記述的に明らかにした。男性看護師の生存戦略として、収入の確保と生活の安定を優先する、医師－看護師の従属的な関係を受け入れる、女性看護師を支えることで男性アイデンティティを維持する、女性中心の看護の現場で「男性」の存在意義をアピールする、という4つの段階が明らかになった。)
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Kyoko ASAKURA, Ikue WATANABE
