What motivates students to enter nursing? Findings from a cross-sectional study

Cilar, Leona; Spevan, Marija; Trifkovič, Klavdija Čuček; Štiglic, Gregor

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104463

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“…Gender, residence, school grade, perceived health status, career choice before pandemic, and negative experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, were associated with choosing nursing as future career after the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared with female students, male nursing students were less likely to choose nursing as their future career after the COVID-19 pandemic (OR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50-0.91), which is consistent with the data that nurses are predominantly females in most countries (33). In traditional Chinese societies, men are usually viewed as the "pillar" of families and are expected to have a higher income than women.…”

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Changes in Nursing Students' Career Choices Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Bai

Zhu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychiatry

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Background: Health professionals including nurses have experienced heavy workload and great physical and mental health challenges during the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, which may affect nursing students' career choices. This study examined the changes in nursing students' career choices after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.Methods: This study was conducted in five University nursing schools in China between September 14, 2020 and October 7, 2020. Career choices before and after the COVID-19 pandemic were collected and analyzed.Results: In total, 1,070 nursing students participated in the study. The reported choice of nursing as future career increased from 50.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 47.9–53.9%] before the COVID-19 pandemic to 62.7% (95%CI: 59.8–65.6%) after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Students who chose nursing as their future career following the COVID-19 outbreak had less severe depression and anxiety compared to those who did not choose nursing, but the associations of depression and anxiety with career choice disappeared in multivariable analyses. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that male gender [odds ratio (OR) = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50–0.91], rural residence (OR = 1.53, 95%CI: 1.17–2.00), fourth year students (OR = 0.50, 95%CI: 0.35–0.72), negative experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic (OR = 0.66, 95%CI: 0.47–0.92), and good health (OR = 4.6, 95%CI: 1.78–11.87) were significantly associated with the choice of nursing as future career after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic appeared to have a positive influence on the career choice of nursing among Chinese nursing students.

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Changes in Nursing Students' Career Choices Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Bai

Zhu

et al. 2021

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Being female was linked to having a highly positive attitude; this finding is consistent with the results for most countries [27]. A previous study indicated that female nurses were enthusiastic about providing care to COVID-19 patients [28].…”

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confidence: 86%

Influence of the Psychological Effect of COVID-19 on Saudi Student Nurses’ Attitudes toward Nursing and Their Future Career Plans

Alotaibi

Balay-odao

Cruz

et al. 2023

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Background: The effects of COVID-19 on the attitude of student nurses toward the nursing profession remain unclear because few studies have been conducted on this topic. Thus, this study examines the influence of the psychological effects of COVID-19 on student nurses’ attitudes toward the nursing profession and their desire to become nurses. Method: The study utilised a quantitative, cross-sectional, and observational design. It surveyed a convenience sample of 726 student nurses in Saudi Arabia during the first semester of the 2021–2022 academic year. Results: The students reported low levels of COVID-19 fear, anxiety, stress, phobia, and obsession. The students reported positive attitudes toward the nursing profession and 86.0% highlighted their desire to continue with nursing as their future profession. Gender, knowing someone infected with COVID-19, confidence in the government’s pandemic response, fear, anxiety, and phobia were significant predictors of the nurses’ attitudes. Community, family members in the profession, “COVID-19-related anxiety”, and “preference for the nursing profession” were significant predictors of the student’s desire to continue nursing. Conclusions: Living in a rural community, having family members in the nursing profession, having low levels of COVID-19-related anxiety, and having positive attitudes toward nursing increased the likelihood of nursing students continuing their nursing careers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…The fact that choosing nursing due to the pandemic is associated with extrinsic motives seems to support the trend seen in recent years of moving from intrinsic-based to mixed-based motives for choosing a nursing career 5–7. That is, people in the new world of work may enter the profession due to extrinsic factors as well 28,29. Another explanation may be the fact that COVID-19 has affected the stability of many other professions (eg, education, sales, and high-tech), causing people to look for a profession such as nursing.…”

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“…[5][6][7] That is, people in the new world of work may enter the profession due to extrinsic factors as well. 28,29 Another explanation may be the fact that COVID-19 has affected the stability of many other professions (eg, education, sales, and high-tech), causing people to look for a profession such as nursing. It will be important to follow those who were highly influenced by COVID-19 in their decision to become nurses in order to record their job experiences over time, for example, job satisfaction, burnout, worksite change frequency, and leaving rates.…”

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Choosing a Nursing Career During a Global Health Event

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Background: Although in the past, the decision to enter the nursing profession was mainly due to intrinsic motives, more recent generations present additional extrinsic career choice motives. The motivation of choosing a nursing career may be affected by global health events, such as COVID-19. Purpose: To examine the motivation for choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Methods: A repeated cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 first-year nursing students at a university in Israel. A questionnaire was distributed during 2020 and 2021. Linear regression evaluated the motives that predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Results: Intrinsic motives were the leading motives for choosing a nursing career in a univariate analysis. A multivariate linear model revealed that choosing a nursing career during the pandemic was associated with extrinsic motives (β= .265, P < .001). Intrinsic motives did not predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Conclusion: Reassessment of motives among candidates may help the efforts of faculty and nursing to recruit and retain nurses in the profession.

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What motivates students to enter nursing? Findings from a cross-sectional study

Cited by 8 publications

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Changes in Nursing Students' Career Choices Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Changes in Nursing Students' Career Choices Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Influence of the Psychological Effect of COVID-19 on Saudi Student Nurses’ Attitudes toward Nursing and Their Future Career Plans

Choosing a Nursing Career During a Global Health Event

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