Senior high school students’ opinions on the nursing profession: A ten-year comparative study
     
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Selda MERT Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tuğba Altuntaş Yıldız Ankara Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Seher Gönen Şentürk Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ender Durualp Ankara University
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0309-2402 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 08-2020
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 76 / 8 / 2082–2093 DOI 10.1111/jan.14403
Makale Linki https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jan.14403
Özet
To analyse the changes in senior students' opinions about the nursing profession over a 10-year period. A descriptive and comparative study. Data were collected using a questionnaire form, which was completed by 400 senior high school students in Çankiri city center during 2007-2008 (Group 1) and 2017-2018 (Group 2) academic years. Compared with 10 years ago, more students referred to nurses as 'knowledgeable, concerned, and tolerant'. There were fewer students who knew the duties of nurses. There were significantly fewer students who wanted to be nurses and many who wanted to be nurses in both groups said it was 'because they love nursing'. Compared with 10 years ago, more students said they wanted to be nurses because their parents wanted them to be nurses, but fewer students said they wanted to be nurses because they love people. There were more students who did not want to be nurses 'because it is tiring and entails irregular work hours'. However, more students said that they would like to go into nursing if the salary was satisfactory. The study showed that, compared with 10 years ago, more students defined nurses as knowledgeable and professional. They reported they did not currently wish to enter the nursing profession, but that they would do so if the wages were high. This study aims to determine the change in young individuals' opinions about the nursing profession in Turkey over a 10-year period. Due to poor work conditions in the nursing profession, most of the students did not want to be nurses, but their opinions might change if nurses' salaries were satisfactory. Academicians and nurses play an important role in introducing the nursing profession to students when they choose their career and informing high school teachers, who advise these students.
Anahtar Kelimeler
nurse | nursing | nursing views and opinions | senior high school students