“…Professional factors were given less importance, with a mean of 1.91. According to a study conducted by Salminen-Tuomaala and Herttuala in 2023, elements that could increase the appeal of the nursing profession include the need to evolve the social image of the profession, redefine the roles of nurses at various levels (individual, organizational, and societal), and emphasize the value and significance of nursing tasks ( Salminen-Tuomaala & Herttuala, 2023 ). Unlike the results of the present study, the research conducted by Khajeali in 2015 found that social factors such as “family encouragement to study nursing” and “the social status of the nursing profession” were the least important, with means of 2.94 and 2.86, respectively ( Khajeali, 2015 ).…”