Nursing Profession as Baccalaureate Nursing Students Perceived | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 8, Volume 7, Issue 3, September 2016, Pages 99-111 PDF (462.02 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.54595 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Abeer Refaat Ali Kabeel1; Sahar Abd El-Mohsen Mosa Eisa2 | ||
| 1Nursing Administration1 Department | ||
| 2Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Modern University for Technology & Information (MTI) | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: The inconsistencies between the perception of the profession of nursing and the reality of practice can lead to problems in student attrition or result in disillusionment with a career in nursing after a new graduate enters practice. With the nursing shortage reaching critical levels, it is important to examine possible discrepancies that exist and address strategies to reduce them. Perception of profession of nursing is important because they offer strategic clues to overcome the increasing nursing shortage, and public negative stereotyping. Aim: For that, this study was selected to explore the perception of the nursing profession among baccalaureate nursing students. Design: Descriptive design was selected. Subjects and Methods: A convenience sample of baccalaureate nursing students (BSN) was used (N=100). Students who were enrolled at the academic year 2015-2016, at the eight semesters were participated in this quantitative descriptive study. Each participant completed the Perceptions of Professional Nursing Tool (PPNT) which measured perceptions utilizing the tenets of nursing Practice, Values, and Public Image. Results: The findings demonstrated that the majority of faculty nurse students perceived moderate level of nursing profession perception. The highest dimension of subscale is practice followed by the subscale of values had then the lowest subscale is public image. There was a significant correlation between Pre/current experience at hospital or health agency and total nursing profession as well as the nationality and Level of education and preuniversity qualification within the students' perception of nursing profession. Conclusion: providing educational and care environments based on ethical and professional values in nursing is essential and it can be done by conducting broad studies. Recommendations: Education of professional nurses in terms of professional values should be initiated early at the student stage. The students should also be able to recognize the expected tasks and responsibility while they are in faculty. Conducting conferences and workshops for nurse students to orient them about the nursing career, history of nursing, nursing education programs and different clinical experiences and providing good models of professional nurse manager from service. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| nursing profession; Baccalaureate Nursing Students | ||
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