Table 2.

Overview of the concept explaining gender-defined roles in nursing from two perspectives

Male nursing students’ perspective			Female nursing students’ perspective
Themes	Subthemes		Subthemes	Themes
Reasons for choosing nursing	Altruistic	vs.	Altruistic	Reasons for choosing nursing
	Opportunistic		Opportunistic
	Organisational		Organisational
			Family and social incentives
Gender-based perspective in academia	Nursing curriculum supports gender equality		Women-centred nursing curriculum	Gender-based perspective in academia
	Challenged gender relations		The impact of gender differences during study
Men in nursing	Attitudes of patients		Attitudes of patients	Men in nursing
	Male nurses as team members		Male nurses as team members
Moving beyond stereotypes	Low recognition of gender stereotyping		Efforts for gender equality in nursing	Fighting entrenched gendered cultural beliefs
	Naming ‘nurse’		Stereotypes focus more on female nurses