Why Students Choose Adn Programs

Attitudes of Students at Sultan Qaboos University towards the Nursing Profession = إتجاهات طلبة جامعة السلطان قابوس نحو مهنة التمريض

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6]12,17 One study indicated that nonnursing majors were similar to nursing majors in their attitudes towards nursing, and would consider nursing as an alternative career. 4 American and Guatemalan nurses were also found to have positive attitudes towards nursing, because of its humanitarian nature and the job security it offered.…”

“…1 In other studies, the most common reasons for joining nursing were found to be an awareness of the humanitarian nature of nursing, the job opportunities and security it provides, a desire to help others and to work with people, and an interest in science. [2][3][4][5] The results of these studies were varied. Positive attitudes were reported among nursing students whose self-concepts were positive, and several studies found positive attitudes towards male nurses in the profession.…”

Career choice for nursing students in Kuwait

“…(Sand-Jecklin et al, 2006) Another study showed that students choose to study nursing because it offered work abroad and opportunities for further professional development. (Williams et al, 1997) The perception that nursing is becoming less popular as a career choice amongst Kuwaiti school students required further investigation. Improving the complement of nurses in the country is crucial to improving quality of care.…”

Bahraini nursing students’ attitudes: from student to nurse-A longitudinal research study

“…Previous themes of nursing as a hard and stressful work have also been expressed in the international literature. [32] According to Sand-Jecklin and Schaffer, [24] the participants in their study believed they had a better understanding on the role of nurses, the complexity of nursing and the high level of work involved in nursing after experiencing a clinical rotation. Seago and colleagues [33] also indicated areas of continued vulnerability for the image of nursing as a profession as most participants considered nursing to be an occupation associated with significant risk of injury which was also reflected earlier in Marriner-Tomey and colleagues.…”

“…This finding requires attention from nurse leaders, both in nursing services and education. O'Brien-Pallas and colleagues [42] and an earlier study by Williams and colleagues [32] found that some nursing students use their training in nursing as a foundation course for other careers. Evidence suggests that career advancement programmes help retain expert, highly motivated and effective nurses at the "sharp end" of nursing care delivery, serving as an effective mechanism for developing nurse leaders in clinical practice.…”