Looking at male nurse discrimination among nursing students with O’connor finger-dexterity test; future of gender discrimination

Abstract

Hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination are important in the nursing profession. In nursing education, equal conditions for gaining experience regardless of gender difference should be established. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of gender difference on hand-dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Our study included 100 undergraduate nursing students of XXX University evaluated by O’Connor finger dexterity test. The study demonstrated that males were careful and willing to take care of their patients but they felt they are at the backstage because the occupation is a female predominant one. They were careful during the O’Connor test. The average test duration of female and male students was similar. Students with longer hand and palm lengths had better hand-dexterity. Because wrist circumference and width were more in males than females; this provided advantage to males. O’Connor results demonstrated that male students aren’t less successful in terms of dexterity and hand-eye-coordination. Keywords: Hand-dexterity; nurse; O’connor