What Makes Nursing Students Satisfied with Their Academic Advising and Counseling Services: A Cross-sectional Study

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Abstract Background: Nursing education is demanding, necessitating supportive services such as academic advising to help students achieve their academic goals. Purpose: Although academic advising services are well established, research evaluating those services is minimal. Thus, this study aims to determine the predictors of academic advising satisfaction among nursing students. Methods: This cross-sectional study used an online survey for undergraduate nursing students from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Results: A total sample of 1,134 students completed the survey. Students with higher grade point average (GPA) (OR: 1.41, 95% CI, 1.07-1.87) and frequent meetings with the advisor (OR: 2.91, 95% CI, 2.10-4.04) were more likely to be satisfied with academic advising. However, fourth-year students (OR: 0.48, 95% CI, 0.30-0.75) and those who self-reported any mental disorders (OR: 0.54, 95% CI, 0.38-0.76) were less likely to be satisfied with their academic advising. Conclusion: Future research should explore these students' options for improving academic advising services.