Examining the Factors Influencing Turkish Nursing Students’ Motivation: An Explorative Qualitative Study

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 4 - Cumhuriyet'in 100. Yılına Armağan Sayısı, 696 - 702, 01.10.2023

Perihan Güner Zuhal Zeybekoğlu Pelin Karaçay Kafiye Eroğlu

https://doi.org/10.31067/acusaglik.1232075

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that affect the motivation of students in a Bachelor of Science nursing program.
Methods: A qualitative study was carried out with 32 Bachelor of Science nursing students with different class studying in a non-profit foundation university. Data was collected through four focus groups using a semi-structured interview form. Content analysis was used to analyze data.
Results: The following five themes emerged: Choosing the university, but not the future profession; lack of a feeling of belonging to university; group cohesion; student-faculty relationship; quality of education.
Conclusion: In this study showed how important it is for students' motivation to study on a large campus rather than on an isolated campus.

Keywords

Focus group, motivation, nursing student, nursing education, qualitative research

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