Attitudes of Students at Sultan Qaboos University towards the Nursing Profession = إتجاهات طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس نحو مهنة التمريض

Shukri, Raghda; Bakkar, Bakkar S.; El-Damen, Monther A.; Ahmed, Somia B.

doi:10.12816/0003313

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“…Surprisingly, a Chinese study demonstrated that parents would not encourage their children to enroll in nursing education [30]. The observed positive perception of Omani university students about the nursing profession might reflect a reporting bias, since the numbers of the nursing students outweigh those from other disciplines [31]. Secondly, other factors concerning the heath care policies to recruit nationals and media marketing of the nursing profession in Oman should not be ignored.…”

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Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia

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Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nursing profession faces significant challenges including; failure to recruit high school students into nursing education, poor nursing identity, and lack of awareness about the nursing profession. The level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession are critical to recruit and retain students into nursing education, and to improve nurses' sense of identity. Aim: To explore the level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 502 adults including106 males and 396 females, their mean age was 22.93 ± 6.76 years. Data collected included; socio-cultural data, gender preference in getting nursing care, awareness, and perceived socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: Only 32.5% preferred to get nursing care by Saudis. The nursing profession was not viewed as a respected job as 71.5% of participants would be ashamed of having a nurse in their families. The study revealed a low median knowledge score (50.0, IQR: 50.0-66.7)). The study highlighted a number of socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career including; the gender-mixed working environment (35.9%), delayed marriage of female nurses (20.3%), and the negative effect of nursing profession on social life (64.5%). Conclusions: Half of the sample had a knowledge score below 50.0 out of 100. This level of poor awareness, in addition to socio-cultural perceived barriers are the main factors contributing to the negative public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. Understanding these factors could contribute to implementing focused intervention to improve the negative stereotype of the nursing profession among Saudis.

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“…Surprisingly, a Chinese study demonstrated that parents would not encourage their children to enroll in nursing education [30]. The observed positive perception of Omani university students about the nursing profession might re ect a reporting bias, since the numbers of the nursing students outweigh those from other disciplines [31]. Secondly, other factors concerning the heath care policies to recruit nationals and media marketing of the nursing profession in Oman should not be ignored.…”

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Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia

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AlAmrani²,

Hassan

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Background: In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nursing profession faces significant challenges including failure to recruit high school students into nursing education; poor nursing identity, and lack of awareness about the nursing profession. The level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession are critical to recruit and retain students into nursing education, and to improve nurses' sense of identity. Aim: to explore the level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 502 adults including 106 males and 396 females, their mean age was 22.93 ± 6.76 years. Data collected included; socio-cultural data, gender preference in getting nursing care, awareness, and perceived socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: Only 32.5 % preferred to get nursing care by Saudis. The nursing profession was not viewed as a respected job as 71.5% of participants would be ashamed of having a nurse in their families. The study revealed a low median knowledge score (50.0, IQR: 50.0-66.7)). The study highlighted a number of socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career including; the gender-mixed working environment (35.9%), delayed marriage of female nurses (20.3%), and the negative effect of nursing profession on social life (64.5%). Conclusions : Half of the sample had a knowledge score below 50.0 out of 100. This level of Poor awareness, in addition to socio-cultural perceived barriers are the main factors contributing to the negative public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. Understanding these factors could contribute to implementing focused intervention to improve the negative stereotype of the nursing profession among Saudis.

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“…And the author conducted an awareness program regarding the positive value of nursing in view to attract more students towards nursing. (6) another study conducted in China suggests that the clinical experience has no impact on the attitude but the curriculum design plays important role in shaping the attitude of nursing students towards nursing. (7) The study conducted in hong kong among high school children suggests that the students who are socially acquainted with the nurse show more likely to choose nursing as a career rather than the other students (8).…”

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Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Nursing Profession: Digital Survey

Humane

2022

Int J Sci Healthcare Res

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Introduction: Nursing is considered a Nobel profession and the future of nursing is dependent upon the student nurses who will lead the nursing in the future. The perception and attitude of nursing students towards their profession is an important factor for the better future of the profession. Aim: This study aimed to assess the attitude of nursing students towards the nursing profession. Method: A digital survey was conducted in December 2021 in Maharashtra using exponential snowball sampling. 497 nursing students participated in the study. The attitude of nursing students towards the nursing profession was assessed by using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS software. Result: 95.97 % of participants showed Positive attitude towards the nursing profession and only 4.02% found negative attitude. The reasons for selecting nursing as a career were also assessed using one open-ended question. Factors such as caring nature, parental influence, financial security, good opportunities, pursuing a career in the medical field, and as a part of luck were identified as factors influencing career selection as nursing. The association between the attitude score and demographic variables such as age and class in which the students are studying was found significant at the level of 0.05. Conclusion: Data suggest that the nursing students have a positive attitude towards the nursing profession in Maharashtra. Keywords: Attitude, Nursing profession, Nursing students, Digital survey.

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Attitudes of Students at Sultan Qaboos University towards the Nursing Profession = إتجاهات طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس نحو مهنة التمريض

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Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia

Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia

Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia

Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Nursing Profession: Digital Survey

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