Becoming a nurse — A study of career choice and professional adaptation among Israeli Jewish and Arab nursing students: A quantitative research study

Halperin, Ofra; Mashiach–Eizenberg, Michal

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.10.001

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“…We speculate that the higher MGNC student nurses hold, the more likely they will engage in gerontological nursing. Previous studies found that extrinsic rewards, such as job security, good income, government employment and personal development, as well as intrinsic factors, such as a desire to help others, caring and altruism, are the motives for choosing nursing as a career (French et al, 1994;Halperin and Mashiach-Eizenberg, 2014;Hollup, 2012;Kloster et al, 2007). However, to our knowledge, there are few studies on MGNC and its associated factors.…”

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“…Value subsumes interest, utility, attainment value and cost. Numerous studies have shown that altruism, one of the values related to nursing, is one of the most important reasons that student nurses choose to become a nurse and is the foundation of nurses' willingness to choose nursing as a career (Haigh, 2010;Halperin and Mashiach-Eizenberg, 2014;Miers et al, 2007;Sellman, 2011). The MGNC questionnaire used in the current study was based on expectancy-value theory.…”

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Student nurses' motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career in China: A survey study

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Tian

et al. 2015

Nurse Education Today

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Student nurses' motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career in China: A survey study

Cheng

Tian

et al. 2015

Nurse Education Today

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“…Despite the diversity of studies focusing on students, many analyze the factors related to the reasons for choosing nursing as a career (Halperin and Mashiach-Eizenberg, 2014;Price, 2009), pre-registration student nurses' personal qualities and possible changes after training (Pitt et al, 2014), their view of the clinical learning environment (Papathanasiou et al, 2014), and the process of socialization (Price, 2009;Shinyashiki et al, 2006). However, there is little information specifically on how student nurses perceive the theoretical and practical trainings received and how these trainings contribute to constellating their identities as future nursing professionals.…”

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Theory and practice in the construction of professional identity in nursing students: A qualitative study

Marañón

Pera

2015

Nurse Education Today

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s u m m a r y a r t i c l e i n f o Background: The problem of nurses' professional identity continues to be seen in the disjunction between theoretical training and clinical placements. Moreover, it is not known how nursing students perceive these contradictions or how this discrepancy influences the construction of professional identity. Objective: To gain insight into nursing students' perception of their theoretical and practical training and how this training influences the process of constructing their professional identity. Design: Qualitative, ethnographic study. Participants/Settings: Third-year nursing students at the l'Escola Universitària d'Infermeria Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona. Methods: Participant observation was conducted in the hospital setting and primary care. Discussion groups were held. The constant comparative method was used for the analysis. The study adhered to the criteria of credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. Results: Students believed that both theoretical and practical trainings were indispensable. Nevertheless, clinical placements were considered essential to confer sense to the theory and to shape their identity, as they helped student nurses to experience their future professional reality and to compare it with what they had been taught in theoretical and academic classes. The role of the clinical placement mentor was essential. With regard to theory, the skills developed in problem-based learning gave novice nurses' confidence to approach the problems of daily practice and new situations. Equally, this approach taught them to reflect on what they did and what they were taught and this ability was transferred to the clinical setting. Conclusions: For students, both strategies (theory and practice) are vital to nursing education and the construction of a professional identity, although pride of place is given to clinical placements and mentors. The skills developed with problem-based learning favor active and reflective learning and are transferred to learning in the clinical setting.

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“…According to Holland’s theory of “Career Typology,” individuals choose career environments that best fit their personality and interest [38]. Several studies have shown that students pursuing healthcare careers tend to have similar interests [5, 7, 39]. A personal interest in their chosen professions based on notions of altruism, opportunity to interact with others, as well as an interest for science-related subjects were expressed among the healthcare students in a previous study [29].…”

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“…There are differences in factors influencing career choice among healthcare students. While the influence of altruism has a significant influence in the career choice for nursing [5], medicine [6] and pharmacy [7], it has less influence in dentistry [8]. The influence of financial remuneration was important in pharmacy [9] and dentistry [10], but less so in nursing [11] and medicine [6].…”

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Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to compare career choice influences and perceptions of nursing among healthcare students

Liaw

Lopez

et al. 2017

BMC Med Educ

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BackgroundWith the availability of more healthcare courses and an increased intake of nursing students, education institutions are facing challenges to attract school leavers to enter nursing courses. The comparison of career choice influences and perception of nursing among healthcare students can provide information for recruitment strategies. An instrument to compare the influences of healthcare career choice is lacking. The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument to compare the influences of healthcare career choice with perceptions of nursing as a career choice.MethodsThe study was conducted in two phases. In phase one, two sets of scales with parallel items that measure the influences of healthcare career choice and perceptions of nursing as a career choice were developed through an earlier qualitative study, literature review, and expert validation. Phase two involved testing the construct validity, concurrent validity and reliability with a convenience sample of 283 first year healthcare students who were recruited at two education institutions in Singapore.ResultsAn exploratory factor analysis revealed 35-parallel items in a six-factor solution (personal interest, prior healthcare exposure, self-efficacy, perceived nature of work, job prospects, and social influences) that explained 59 and 64% of the variance for healthcare career choice and nursing as a career choice respectively. A high correlation (r = 0.76, p < 0.001) was obtained with an existing tool, confirming the concurrent validity. The internal consistency was sufficient with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.93 for healthcare career choice and 0.94 for nursing as a career choice. The test-retest reliability was acceptable with an Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of 0.63 for healthcare career choice and 0.60 for nursing as a career choice.ConclusionsThe instrument provides opportunities for understanding the differences between influences of healthcare career choice and perceptions of nursing as a career choice. This comparative understanding of career choice influences can guide educator and policy-makers on nursing recruitment.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12909-017-0910-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Becoming a nurse — A study of career choice and professional adaptation among Israeli Jewish and Arab nursing students: A quantitative research study

Cited by 41 publications

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Student nurses' motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career in China: A survey study

Student nurses' motivation to choose gerontological nursing as a career in China: A survey study

Theory and practice in the construction of professional identity in nursing students: A qualitative study

Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to compare career choice influences and perceptions of nursing among healthcare students

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