Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Araştırma, Gelişmelere ve Lisansüstü Eğitime Yönelik Farkındalık ve Tutumları

Abstract

This study aims to determine the awareness and attitudes of nursing students on research, advancements and postgraduate education and to examine the variables which influences this awareness and attitudes. The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 360 students studying in the nursing department of a state university in the Marmara region between December 2022 and March 2023 and who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. The data of the study were obtained with the "Student Introduction Form", "Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale" and "Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale". It was determined that the mean age of the nursing students participating in the study was 20.07±2.04 years, 68.6% of them chose the profession willingly, 74.7% of them were considering graduate education, 69.4% participated in professional scientific research activities and 7.8% were involved in a scientific research process. The mean total score of the students on the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale was 87.47±11.77, and the mean total score of the students on the Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale was 53.21±16.15. It was determined that the attitudes towards research and development of the students who wanted to receive postgraduate education and who kept up with professional publications were significantly higher than the other students. It was observed that students who willingly chose their profession, desired to receive postgraduate education, kept up with professional publications and engaged in a scientific research process had significantly higher attitudes towards postgraduate education compared to other students. In addition, a statistically correlation was detected between the mean total score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale and the mean total score of the Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale (p