Nursing profession in the light of Social Perception in the Middle East

Abstract

Nursing is a noble profession and worldwide healthcare systems are giving it as important as the backbone of the healthcare systems. While social perception refers to the own identity of professional transmission. In the special context of the nursing profession, the historical perspective signified social stigmatization instead of giving it noble status. Thus, this bibliography-based literature review was conducted to highlight the social perception of the ways of expression through social stigmatization. This bibliographic review was conducted by focusing literature on different databases such as WHO, PubMed, Google Scholar, and CINAHL Plus by using Bool terms and keywords. A set of 38 articles was reflected and viewed. After using inclusion criteria, articles with the last 5 years were included only with the interest and aim of the study. Findings of results revealed that social perception regarding the nursing profession holds social stereotypes and stigmatization such as an attractive model, small autonomy, weakness, faintness, unfair compensation, and other stereotypes in were found in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia. It was concluded that, despite myths, stereotypes, and irrational beliefs are rooted in the general community of the Region, the profession of nursing is the backbone and only field of strong characterization with a noble identity that must be transmitted to the communities and beliefs systems of the general population in the region.