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From Frustration to Red Fury: A Description of Work‐Related Anger in Male Registered Nurses
Author(s) -
Brooks Aaron,
Thomas Sandra,
Droppleman Patricia
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1996.tb00494.x
Subject(s) - anger , humiliation , feeling , psychology , isolation (microbiology) , social psychology , work (physics) , frustration , clinical psychology , mechanical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , engineering
This article is Part II of a three part article. Part I described work‐related anger experiences of female registered nurses, and in this article findings from a companion study of male RNs are presented. In phenomenological interviews, male nurses described their work environment as hostile, causing them to be on the defensive and less productive. Sources of anger included attacks from physicians, coworkers, and managers; lack of assistance and support from peers; and differential treatment based on gender. The men stated they were called upon for physical tasks rather than for their nursing knowledge. Severed relationships and feelings of guilt, powerlessness, isolation, humiliation, and incompetence were concomitant with, or consequences of, anger. Part III provides recommendations for channeling anger constructively.