Abstract:

Nursing Students' Attitudes Towards The Nursing Profession, Nursing Preferred With The Relationship Between: Example of Turkey Background: Attitude is an important factor in choosing a career. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the association between the choice of profession of the first grade nursing students and their attitude towards nursing. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study, volunteers (n=131) were conducted with a 1st class students. Data, "Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession-ASNP" was obtained by fill out the questionnaire prepared by the researcher. Results: It has been determined that more than half (%51.9) of the students have chosen nursing intentionally. The students’ attitude towards nursing profession was positive in all the sub-dimensions. Conclusion: A significant association has been determined between the attitude of choosing the profession intentionally, the reasons for choosing the profession and ASPN. The positive attitude of the students who have chosen the profession unintentionally is lower than the students who have chosen it intentionally. The positive attitudes of the students, who have chosen nursing with the reasons of pressure and university exam score, were lower than the ones with economic and personal reasons

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