Growing demand from male nurses in the healthcare industry

When referring to nurses, the first time people come to mind is always a patient and careful female image. In fact, a group of male nurses are still active in the "white angel" circle. Although the current shortage of male nurses in the domestic health care industry is still large, but with the maturity of people's concepts and the stimulation of market demand, male nurses are expected to become a new career darling.

According to statistics, as of the end of 2012, the total number of registered nurses in China reached 2.497 million, but the proportion of male nurses was less than 1%. Cheng Hao, head of the men’s nursing team at the Chinese Nursing Association, said that there are currently approximately 60,000 registered nurses in Beijing and more than 2,000 male nurses. Although it has already accounted for 3%, the gap is still large. Li Xiuhua, chairman of the Chinese Nursing Association, said that in recent years, with the dramatic increase in the total number of nurses, the number of male nurses has also shown a rapid growth trend. Male nurses have certain advantages The current rapid increase in the number of male nurses is in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.