Determining the Attitudes of Nursing Students towards the Nursing Profession

Year 2023, , 1 - 7, 28.03.2023

Elçin Efteli , Ayşe Yaman Hacer Orun Kavak

https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1187323

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Objectives: This descriptive study was aimed at determining nursing students’ attitudes towards nursing.
Materials and method:The study included 337 students. In the collection of data, the "Descriptive Information Form", which questions the students’ socio-demographic characteristics, and the “Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession (ASNP)" were used.
Results: While 65.3% of the students chose the nursing profession willingly, 26.7% did not. As for the reasons for choosing nursing, 38.6% chose it because they wanted to help people and 32.3% chose it because it provides security . The mean score the participating students obtained from the Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession was 159.59 ± 17.48. The analysis of participating students' attitudes towards the nursing profession demonstrated that 98.52% of the students displayed a positive attitude towards the Characteristics of the Nursing Profession sub-dimension, 81.3% towards the Preference for the Nursing Profession sub-dimension and 97.3% towards the General Situation of the Nursing Profession sub-dimension.
Conclusion: The nursing students’ attitudes towards the nursing profession were positive in all sub-dimensions. Of the students, those who were women, chose nursing willingly, chose nursing to help people and perceived nursing as an ideal profession displayed more positive attitudes towards nursing.

Keywords

Nursing profession, attitude, nursing students

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