The Role of Nurses in Professional Perceptions of Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor: Erkayiran, Orkun, Senocak, Suleyman Umit, Demirkiran, Fatma
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Zdroj: International Journal of Caring Sciences; Apr2019, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p199-209, 11p, 7 Charts
Abstrakt: Background: Students who wish to be a nurse usually have little knowledge about nursing practices or the requirements of nursing education. This lack of knowledge affects the profession perceptions of some students either positively or negatively. It is known that the perception of the nursing students begin to shape during their experiences in nursing education. In the literature, there are many studies investigating professional perception levels of nursing students and nurses. However, no study has been found investigating the role of nurses in profession perceptions of the nursing students. Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the impact of nurses on professional perceptions of nursing students. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in February, 2015. The population of the research was composed of 193 students studying in the 3rd and 4th grades of Nursing Department in Aydin School of Health. As the data collection tools, personal information form and Nursing Profession Perception Scale were used. SPSS 21 program was used while assessing the data obtained from the study. Findings: The mean age of the students who participated in the research was 21.83±1.151, and 72.3% of the students were female (n=120) and 27.7% of them were male (n= 46). The mean professional perception scores of the students was 87.11±12.822, and the mean score in female students was 89.60±12.018 while the mean score in male students was 80.57±12.685. The difference between male and female students' professional perception mean scores was statistically significant (U=1637.000, p<0.001). There was a significant difference between professional perception mean scores of 4th grade students and those of 3rd grade students (U=2744.000, p=0.023). Conclusion: As a result of the research, it was concluded that professional perception mean score was significantly different between male and female students, that there was a significant difference between professional perception scores according to their class levels and that the nurses that nursing students were together with in professional practices had impact on students' professional perceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index