How do nursing students regard their future career? Career preferences in the post-modern society

Rognstad, May-Karin; Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw; Granum, Vigdis

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2004.07.015

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“…Studies also suggest that social attitudes towards a specific specialty area within health care are important as they influence future career choices. 17,18 Therefore, a challenge for the future is to alter the often negative attitudes towards older people.…”

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Engström

Fagerberg

2011

Nurs Rep

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The proportion of older people in the general population has increased and will continue to increase during the coming decade. Therefore, a positive attitude towards older people is important. The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about attitudes towards older people among health care students and health care staff in Swedish elder care settings. The study includes a convenience sample of 928 respondents comprised of health care students and three groups of professional caregivers [registered nurses (RNs) with university degrees, certified nursing assistants (CNAs), nurses] in a variety of health care settings in Sweden. The participants completed the Kogan's Old People (KOPS) Scale with 17 positive (OP + ) and 17 negative (OP -) statements. The statements score ranged from 17 to 85 respectively. A significant (P<0.05) difference in both positive and negative scores was observed among the three professional caregiver groups. RNs had the highest positive score (OP + :64) as well as the lowest negative score (OP -:36). Health care students in semester one had the most unfavourable attitude toward older people (OP -:41) while students in semester two had the most favourable attitude toward older people (OP + :62). RNs reported both a higher positive score as well as lower negative score compared to nurses without an academic degree and CNAs. In addition, we found that progression in one's health care education contributes to reduce unfavourable attitudes toward older people. Health care professionals need to have the right skills to manage a more demanding role in the future in order to offer effective services for older people. A skilled workforce of health professionals is therefore very necessary.

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Engström

Fagerberg

2011

Nurs Rep

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“…More altruistic reasons for choosing a nursing education have also been found. Nursing is seen as a worthwhile job, providing the opportunity to serve people [2] as well as helping others, doing something useful [4] and providing human contact [2, 6]. Furthermore, extrinsic reasons have been found, such as being influenced by parents and friends [3].…”

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“…It was found that the ones who highly valued a bachelor’s degree, because it enabled them to go on to further education, were less interested in giving care and help to others. Career preferences were more often related to acute healthcare and high-tech areas than to caring for chronically ill or elderly patients [6]. Conceptions of nursing before entering the nursing programme influenced English nursing students in their decision to continue their education.…”

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Nursing Students’ Self-Graded Motivation to Complete their Programme of Study

Stomberg¹,

Nilsson²

2010

Open Nurs J

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The aim of this study was to explore variation in nursing students’ motivation to complete their programme of study, as well as factors relating to low versus high motivation and students’ opinions of what would increase their motivation to complete their programme of study.A study was carried out between April 2006 and December 2007. A total of 872 students registered in a 3-year nursing programme randomly participated in self-rating their motivation score once each semester. Descriptive statistics, statistical calculations and content analysis regarding open-ended questions were performed. Most of the students, 73%, rated their motivation as ≥6 on a 0-10 Likert scale; and 16% gave a rating of ≤4.The desire to become a registered nurse (RN) and having a positive attitude towards the studies were the main factors influencing high motivation to complete the programme of study. Having a negative attitude towards the studies was an explanation of decreased motivation. There was a significant decrease (p=0.001) in the motivation score with respect to number of semesters, and motivation increased with the student’s age (p=0.0119). Suggestions for increasing motivation given by those who rated their motivation as ≤4 mainly focused on improvements in didactics and study organisation.

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“…Research has shown that hospitals are the most popular employer among Norwegian nursing students, followed by psychiatric care, and that LTC is the least popular (Kloster, Høie, & Skår, 2007;Orupabo, 2013;Rognstad, Aasland, & Granum, 2004). Interviews with nursing students reveal that this preference is independent of gender and ethnicity (Orupabo, 2013).…”

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“…Interviews with nursing students reveal that this preference is independent of gender and ethnicity (Orupabo, 2013). The reasons why some fields are more attractive than others are explained with reference to (i) opportunities for career development and professional development and (ii) working conditions (Dahle & Seeberg, 2013;Kloster et al, 2007;Rognstad et al, 2004).…”

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Simply a Matter of Being Male? Nurses’ Employment Outcomes in the Norwegian Labour Market

Drange

Karlsen

2016

NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

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How do nursing students regard their future career? Career preferences in the post-modern society

Cited by 76 publications

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Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Attitudes towards older people among Swedish health care students and health care professionals working in elder care

Nursing Students’ Self-Graded Motivation to Complete their Programme of Study

Simply a Matter of Being Male? Nurses’ Employment Outcomes in the Norwegian Labour Market

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