Determining the Attitudes of Nursing Students towards the Nursing Profession

Abstract

Objectives: This descriptive study was aimed at determining nursing students’ attitudes towards nursing. Materials and method:The study included 337 students. In the collection of data, the "Descriptive Information Form", which questions the students’ socio-demographic characteristics, and the “Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession (ASNP)" were used. Results: While 65.3% of the students chose the nursing profession willingly, 26.7% did not. As for the reasons for choosing nursing, 38.6% chose it because they wanted to help people and 32.3% chose it because it provides security . The mean score the participating students obtained from the Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession was 159.59 ± 17.48. The analysis of participating students' attitudes towards the nursing profession demonstrated that 98.52% of the students displayed a positive attitude towards the Characteristics of the Nursing Profession sub-dimension, 81.3% towards the Preference for the Nursing Profession sub-dimension and 97.3% towards the General Situation of the Nursing Profession sub-dimension. Conclusion: The nursing students’ attitudes towards the nursing profession were positive in all sub-dimensions. Of the students, those who were women, chose nursing willingly, chose nursing to help people and perceived nursing as an ideal profession displayed more positive attitudes towards nursing.