Generation Z Workplace Expectations: Nursing Students' Perspectives

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 1159 - 1170, 03.01.2024

Saliha Koç Aslan , Dilek Özdemir , Zübeyde Özel

https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.1344658

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This study investigated the workplace expectations of Generation Z nursing senior students. The research was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Participants are fourth-year nursing students in Turkey who do their internship in Istanbul hospitals affiliated to the Private Health Group in the spring term of 2020-2021 and have communication with the institution. The study population was 457 students, and the sample was 343 students who answered the online questionnaire. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and analysed using appropriate statistical methods with ethical approval for the research. Collected data were analysed using SPSS 21.0 software, including descriptive statistics number, percentage, mean, standard error, and chi-square analysis for comparisons. Ethical issues were considered in the study, and approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee for the conduct of the study. The average age of the students participating in the study was 21.97. Of the total participants, 81.9% (281 students) were women. Students from 43 different universities participated in the study, of which 73.34% (255 students) studied at universities outside of Istanbul. 58.0% (188 students) of the participants stated that they chose the nursing profession voluntarily. The findings show that the students participating in the study value safety precautions, clarity in job roles, fair treatment from management, employee benefits such as insurance and social security, and fair wage distribution among workplace expectations. It is crucial to understand the changing needs of Generation Z nurses and adapt workplace policies and practises accordingly.

Keywords

Generation Z, Workplace Expectations, Nurse Student

Supporting Institution

Non

Project Number

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Thanks

The authors thank all students

Z Kuşağı İşyeri Beklentileri: Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Perspektifleri

Abstract

Çalışma, Z kuşağı hemşirelik son sınıf öğrencilerinin işyeri beklentilerini araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Araştırma betimsel ve kesitsel bir çalışma olarak yürütülmüştür. Katılımcılar, 2020-2021 bahar döneminde Özel Sağlık Grubu'na bağlı İstanbul hastanelerinde stajlarını yapan ve kurumla iletişimi olan Türkiye'deki dördüncü sınıf hemşirelik öğrencileridir. Çalışmanın evreni 457 öğrenci, örneklemi çevrimiçi ankete cevap veren 343 öğrencidir. Veriler çevrimiçi bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmış ve araştırma için etik onay alınarak uygun istatistiksel yöntemler kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Toplanan veriler, SPSS 21.0 yazılımı kullanılarak tanımlayıcı istatistikler sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart hata ve karşılaştırmalar için ki-kare analizi dâhil olmak üzere analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada etik hususlar gözetilmiş, çalışmanın yürütülmesi için Etik Kurul'dan onay alınmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 21.97 idi. Toplam katılımcıların % 81.9'u (281 öğrenci) kadındı. Çalışmaya 43 farklı üniversiteden öğrenciler katılmış olup, %73,34'ü (255 öğrenci) İstanbul dışındaki üniversitelerde öğrenim görmektedir. Katılımcıların %58,0'ı (188 öğrenci) hemşirelik mesleğini kendi istekleriyle seçtiklerini belirtmişlerdir. Bulgular, araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin işyeri beklentileri arasında güvenlik önlemlerine, iş rollerinde netliğe, yönetimden adil muameleye, sigorta ve sosyal güvenlik gibi çalışanlara sağlanan faydalara ve adil ücret dağılımına değer verdiklerini göstermektedir. Z kuşağı hemşirelerin değişen ihtiyaçlarını anlamak ve işyeri politika ve uygulamalarını buna göre uyarlamak için çok önemlidir.

Keywords

Z kuşağı, İşyeri Beklentileri, Hemşire Öğrenci

Project Number

Non

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