What factors influence students in their choice of nursing in North Cyprus?

Dal, Ümran; Arifoğlu, Berna Ç.; Razı, Gülcem Sala

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.338

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“…It is a service essential to the well-being of people. Helping others to achieve the highest level of well-being is the aim of nursing and one of the basic components of professional nursing (2).…”

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Choosing Nursing as a Profession

Kolar¹,

Mijatović²,

Todorovski³

et al. 2018

Croat. nurs. j.

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The aim of the research was to determine the reasons why students enroll in undergraduate nursing studies and in what way the students' age, type of studies and familiarity with the profession affect their selection.In total, 156 first-and second-year nursing students between the ages of 18-30 participated in the study that was carried out at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb. The students had to answer multiple choice questions about their personal reasons for choosing nursing studies and were offered four different reasons as possible answers.Most students chose idealism as the reason for choosing nursing studies (46.2%), regardless of whether they were full-time or part-time students. Students who had not attended a secondary nursing school mainly choose materialism as the reason (20.0%). Furthermore, the choice of idealism decreases with the students who had already attended a different university (34.8%), while for the first-time students the choice of the same reason increases (48.1%).For almost half of the interviewed students, humanity, ethics, and the desire to help are the reasons why they chose nursing studies, while 30.8% of the interviewed students selected materialism as the main reason. It is interesting that regardless of the type of reason the students chose, 95.5% concluded that they still want to work in the nursing profession in the future. Only a handful of students opted not to -62 choose any of the given answers, but chose to describe their own reason themselves. It is pointed out that only one student responded to the question by saying, "Because I felt the calling." Choosing Nursing as a ProfessionCroat Nurs J. 2018; 2(1): 53-62 54 Kolar K. et al. Choosing Nursing as a Profession Croat Nurs J. 2018; 2(1): 53The research was based on four reasons for choosing nursing as a profession: idealism, materialism, heritage, and choosing it as their second choice. In the fifth question they had to choose one of the following reasons: idealism, materialism, heritage, or second choice. They were given the definition of every option to make sure that they would choose the right one, based on their subjective understanding of nursing as a profession.

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Choosing Nursing as a Profession

Kolar¹,

Mijatović²,

Todorovski³

et al. 2018

Croat. nurs. j.

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“…Research shows that students enroll nursing for altruistic reasons such as desire to help and care for the sick [4][5][6][7] , economic reasons such as security of work place 7,8 , and their previous experience with nurses and health environment 9,10 . Signifi cant for selection of occupation are role models in the family, among friends, as well as positive experiences with nurses 7,[9][10][11][12] .…”

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Changes in Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Nursing During Undergraduate Study

Čukljek

Jureša

Bile

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SUMMARY -Th e aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nursing students towards nursing, and changes in their attitudes during the study. A quantitative study with pre-post survey was conducted among nursing students enrolled in fi rst study year in the academic year 2012/2013 (N=115) and third study year in the academic year 2014/2015 (N=106). Students voluntarily and anonymously completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic information and the Nursing Image Questionnaire, which includes 30 items that assess how an individual looks at the roles and tasks, values, social stereotypes of nursing, professionalism and performance of nurses. Th e results indicated that students had positive attitude towards nursing at the beginning and during the study. During the study, there was a positive change in attitudes in the majority of items of the questionnaire, whereas at the end of the study lower attitude was expressed in only four items. Th e study conducted among nursing students indicated that students' attitudes changed during the study, infl uenced by the acquisition of knowledge and skills. During the study, students acquire a more realistic perception of nursing, and adoption of professional values emerges.

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“…Indeed, the images of nursing and societal views are considered to have a strong influence on potential applicants' decisions to enrol in nursing courses . However, it is the desire to help or care for others that is usually considered the main motivator influencing the choice of nursing as a career . Personal experience, where someone has been ill and hospitalized or has witnessed a relative being cared for by nurses in the past, is also considered to be a major motivator for undertaking nursing.…”

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“…Personal experience, where someone has been ill and hospitalized or has witnessed a relative being cared for by nurses in the past, is also considered to be a major motivator for undertaking nursing. Having a health professional in the family, especially a mother who is a nurse, is also known to have a significant influence on an individual's choice of nursing . Other motivators for choosing nursing as a career include opportunities to travel, employment security, flexible working hours and the social context of the role…”

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Motivations to nurse: An exploration of what motivates students in Pacific Island countries to enter nursing

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The aim of this study was to explore the motivations of student nurses enrolled in nursing courses across a variety of Pacific Island countries. The image of nursing, the desire to help others, family and friends in the profession, personal experience, security, travel opportunities and flexibility have all been identified as motivators for people to enter nursing. To date, what motivates students in Pacific Island countries to enrol in a nursing course has not been investigated. An exploratory qualitative approach using focus group interviews with 152 nursing students was undertaken. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis, revealing four themes: (i) helping others; (ii) 'making a difference for my people'; (iii) following in the footsteps of others; and (iv) financial and professional gain. In a time of health and nursing workforce shortages, developing a deeper understanding of what drives people can be used to improve recruitment strategies in the future.

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What factors influence students in their choice of nursing in North Cyprus?

Cited by 27 publications

References 10 publications

Choosing Nursing as a Profession

Choosing Nursing as a Profession

Changes in Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Nursing During Undergraduate Study

Motivations to nurse: An exploration of what motivates students in Pacific Island countries to enter nursing

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