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Determining the Attitudes of Nursing Students towards the Nursing Profession

Elçin Efteli(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-3232-0060
Ayşe Yaman(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY UNIVERSITY)0009-0005-3690-9878
Hacer Orun Kavak(BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-3298-0827
Pages
1–7
Publication Date
2023-03-28
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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.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: This descriptive study was aimed at determining nursing students’ attitudes towards nursing.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and method:The study included 337 students.
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Conclusion & Impact: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.
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⚙️Variables:Nursing profession · attitude · nursing students

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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.

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Efteli, E., Yaman, A., Kavak, H. O. (2023). Determining the Attitudes of Nursing Students towards the Nursing Profession. Turkish Journal of Health Science and Life, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1187323

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