scholarly journals Factors Influencing Students Choice of Pursuing Nursing Education in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
Kalpana Shrestha ◽  
Abja Sapkota
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost

Nursing is a caring and helpful profession and the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well. Although nursing, as an education and a career, is on a rising trend in Nepal, there is paucity of data regarding the factors that influence choosing it. So, a cross sectional study was carried out purposively among first year nursing students who were just enrolled to study nursing in different nursing colleges in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Structured questionnaires were distributed among 336 nursing students. Major source of inspiration to pursue nursing were their parents. The main reasons to choose nursing are to learn new things and to secure job. Major factors which contributed getting enrolled into nursing was an opportunity to care and help needy people (μ±σ=3.8±.39) and an attraction towards possibilities of working abroad in the future (μ±σ=3.4±.59). Besides, the students also felt that nursing was a noble and respectable profession where they could learn newer technologies with a better advancement. About 45.8% agreed that nursing was a profession with relatively lesser earnings and almost 40.5% disagreed that the cost of nursing education was within their payable range.It is recommended that nurses should be well paid and the vacant positions need to be fulfilled in time in both government and private sectors to motivate young students. In addition, it is time to bring advancement in their career by initiating and expanding further courses in nursing education and practice like nurse practitioner, specialization degrees and PhD inside the country.

Quality of life and academic resilience of Filipino nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Joseph E. Berdida ◽  
Rizal Angelo N. Grande
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Squared

Abstract Objectives Studies on quality of life (QoL) and academic resilience among nursing students during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic remain underreported. This study investigated the relationship between nursing students’ QoL and academic resilience and their predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A descriptive survey, cross-sectional study that used two self-reported questionnaire scales to evaluate the QoL and academic resilience of Filipino nursing students (n=924). Chi-squared test and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. Results There was no significant association between the QoL and academic resilience to participants’ profile variables. Gender and year level of nursing students were significant predictors of QoL and academic resilience. Conclusions Our study concludes that a better understanding of the QoL and academic resilience, which are two distinct concepts critical in developing a student’s mental well-being, will help stakeholders in nursing education establish effective psychoeducation programs for nursing students.

scholarly journals Perceptions of community care and placement preferences in first-year nursing students: A multicentre, cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margriet van Iersel ◽  
Corine H.M. Latour ◽  
Rien de Vos ◽  
Paul A. Kirschner ◽  
Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Messineo ◽  
Luciano Seta ◽  
Mario Allegra
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Care Process ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Jefferson Scale Of Empathy ◽  
Value Of Health

Abstract Background. According to the biopsychosocial approach and patient-centred models, efficient management of relational competences by healthcare professionals is crucial to affect a patient’s treatment and care process positively. Empathy is one of the major components of the relational skills expected of health professionals. The knowledge of the empathic ability of undergraduate healthcare students represents important information for educators in defining specific and efficient educational programs aimed at supporting or enhancing empathic competences. In this study, we measured the attitude towards the value of health professional empathy in clinical encounters of the first-year undergraduate nursing students. Motivations for a nursing education choice were also evaluated. We expected a significant association between students’ positive attitude towards the value of health professional empathy and the prosocial and altruistic motivations in choosing nursing studies. Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed on 77 first-year nursing students. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy – Health Professions Student Version was administered. The motivations for choosing nursing studies were detected through an open question.Results. Seven distinct themes, distinguishing between internal and external motivational factors, were identified through the thematic analysis of students’ answers regarding their choice for entering the nursing degree course. On the empathy scale, females gained higher scores than males. When the age was considered, this difference was shown only for younger students, with young females’ total scores being higher than that of young males. High scores of empathy were positively associated with altruistic motivational factors. A negative correlation was found between external motivational factors and the scores of the Compassionate Care subscale of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy. Conclusions. Knowing the level of nursing students’ empathy and their motivational factors for entering nursing studies is important for educators to implement training paths that enhance students’ relational attitudes and skills and promote positive motivational aspects central for this profession.

Motivation for Critical Thinking in Nursing Students in Chile

2020 ◽  
pp. 154041532097011
Author(s):  
Kareen Berger ◽  
Rosina Cianelli ◽  
Jorge Valenzuela ◽  
Natalia Villegas ◽  
Carola Blazquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Factors ◽  
Nursing Career ◽  
The Cost

Nursing education includes a constant challenge regarding the competencies that nurses must possess to provide high-quality nursing care. One of these competencies is critical thinking (CT), and motivation for critical thinking (MCT) has been identified as an element necessary to develop CT. Expectancy and value are important components of the MCT. This study aimed to analyze sociodemographic and academic factors related to MCT in Chilean nursing students. This study is an analytical–correlational, cross-sectional study conducted with 478 nursing students in Chile. The data were collected using an online questionnaire. The Critical Thinking Motivation Scale was used to measure MCT. Pearson’s square, Chi-square, means comparison test, and binomial logistic regression were used to analyze the data. The expectancy component of the MCT had the lowest scores on the scale. Age was associated with the cost subcomponent ( p < .03), and high school was associated with the interest subcomponent ( p < .01). Academic factors contributing to MCT were problem-based learning, professor motivation, and the inclusion of MCT in nursing disciplinary subjects. Strategies that improve CT and MCT should be implemented and evaluated periodically from the beginning of a nursing career. Faculty should be trained to motivate students to think critically.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of nursing students regarding older adults' sexuality: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 104643
Author(s):  
Vivian F.C. Wilschut ◽  
Birgit Pianosi ◽  
Harmieke van Os-Medendorp ◽  
Henk W. Elzevier ◽  
Jan S. Jukema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Final-year nursing students' foundational knowledge and self-assessed confidence in interpreting cardiac arrhythmias: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 104699
Author(s):  
Yingyan Chen ◽  
Dima Nasrawi ◽  
Debbie Massey ◽  
Amy N.B. Johnston ◽  
Kathryn Keller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Prelicensure Nursing Students’ COVID-19 Attitude Impact on Nursing Career Decision during Pandemic Threat in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3272
Author(s):  
Shu-Chun Lin ◽  
Lee-Fen Ni ◽  
Yu-Ming Wang ◽  
Shu Hsin Lee ◽  
Hung-Chang Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Career Decision ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Career Decision Making ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prelicensure Nursing

The COVID-19 pandemic may cause a nursing shortage. Prelicensure nursing students who are exposed to high-stress COVID-19 events are related to defective career decision-making. This study validated the COVID-19 attitude scale and clarified how their attitudes about COVID-19 affected their behavioral intentions toward career decision-making. We conducted a cross-sectional study and recruited a convenience sample of 362 prelicensure nursing students from Northern and Central Taiwan. Two measurements were applied, including the Nursing Students Career Decision-making instrument and COVID-19 attitude scale. We used AMOS (version 22.0) to perform a confirmatory factor analysis. The Cronbach α of the COVID-19 attitude scale was 0.74 and consisted of four factors. The most positive attitude was the nursing belief factor, and the least positive factor was emotional burden. Prelicensure nursing students’ COVID-19 attitudes were significantly positively associated with their career decision-making attitudes and perceived control (ß = 0.41 and ß = 0.40, respectively; p < 0.001). All the key latent variables explained significantly 23% of the variance in the career decision-making behavioral intentions module. In conclusion, the COVID-19 attitude scale is valid. Although the prelicensure nursing students’ COVID-19 attitudes had no direct effect on career decision-making intentions, they had a direct effect on career decision-making attitudes and the perceived control.

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