Profile and entrepreneurial intention of nursing students: a comparison between Brazil and Chile

Abstract

Objective: to identify and compare factors associated with profile, intentions, motivations, and barriers to entrepreneurial behavior of nursing students from Brazil and Chile. Methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out between March and September 2018 including 889 nursing students. A form was used to assess the socio-demographic profile, professional claims, entrepreneurial intentions and motivations. Statistical analysis used Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact tests, with a 5% significance level, and a simple logistic regression model. Results: there are significant differences between countries in the profile of students and in the motivations studied, but not in professional pretensions and entrepreneurial intentions. Lack of education on the subject reveals itself as an important barrier to entrepreneurship. Conclusion: given the lack of teaching entrepreneurship in undergraduate nursing courses and the characteristics inherent to students, education must be appropriate to different cultures to prepare future professionals for other areas of practice.

Entrepreneurship among Undergraduate Nursing Students at a public university

“…As for the socio-professional characterization, the results presented are similar to the findings of previous studies with nursing students (7,10) . Compared to students' profile in-presence education modality of the National Examination of Nursing Students, the study participants are younger than the national average.…”

“…Similarly, research on the intentions for nursing students' professional future from Brazil and Chile after graduation identified the continuity of studies (65%) and working in public hospitals (51.6%) as priorities. Only about 6% reported an interest in entrepreneurship by opening their own business (10) .…”

“…Scientific production is also scarce compared to other research lines and areas of nursing practice. In Brazil, for example, two studies published in 2020 on the entrepreneurial tendency of undergraduate nursing students were identified, one developed in the capital (7) and another in the interior of the state of São Paulo (10) . Both point to the importance of further research on the topic in order to broaden the discussions about entrepreneurship in nursing, enabling regional comparisons and more solid scientific inference (7,10) .…”

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