Male Nurses’ Dealing with Tensions and Conflicts with Patients and Physicians: A Theoretically Framed Analysis

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Table 1 Characteristics of the Male Nurse Participants (N=24)

Characteristics	Males from Macau (12)	Males from Mainland (12)	Total n(%)
Age (year)	27.2(23–33)	28.7(23–33)
Years of employment	5.2(1–11)	5.4(1.5–10)
Marital status
Single	7	6	13(54.2%)
Married	5	5	10(41.7%)
Divorced	0	1	1(4.1%)
Working departments
ER/ICU/HU/OR	9	10	19(79.2%)
Other departments	3	2	5(20.8%)
Highest nursing education
Three years’ diploma	1	0	1(4.2%)
Baccalaureate degree	10	8	18(75.0%)
Master’s degree	1	4	5(20.8%)
Professional positions
Staffer	10	7	17(70.8%)
Head nurse or team-head or nursing specialist	2	5	7(29.2%)

Abbreviations: ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; HU, hemodialysis unit; OR, operation room.

Figure 1 The patterns of nurse/patient and nurse/physician intergroup interactions.