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 The frst step is to recruit more male and minority nurses into nursing school.

 This requires an evolution o culture at lower levels o education, even at the

youngest o ages. Most children's books ocus on a Caucasian, emale character

when reerencing a nurse, either through the use o she or through illustration.

 This orms a persistent stereotype at a very young age that nursing is a eminineproession or white emales. This needs to change.

!n high school, guidance counselors oten play a huge role in helping students

decide their uture career. Thereore, they should defnitely play a role in making

sure men and other minorities are aware that nursing is a proession that can

o"er lots o benefts or them. #imilarly, $ob airs should have a table that equally

represents male and minority nurses, and preerably have recruiters rom these

backgrounds.

%ursing schools should highlight images o male and minority nurses, and also

include inormation on their webpages about the versatility o nursing as a

proession. %ursing no longer means $ust at the bedside, there are lots o

leadership positions and even opportunities to run your own clinic as a nurse

practitioner. &ack in ((), the *regon Center or %ursing launched a campaign

titled +re ou Man -nough To &e + %urse which tried to break the stereotype

against men in nursing.