Understanding nursing students' perceptions of the general practice environment and their priorities for employment settings.

Autor: Calma, Kaara Ray B., Halcomb, Elizabeth J., Fernandez, Ritin, Williams, Anna, McInnes, Susan
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Zdroj: Nursing Open; Sep2022, Vol. 9 Issue 5, p2325-2334, 10p
Abstrakt: Aim: To explore final year nursing students' perceptions of the general practice environment and their priorities when choosing a workplace. Design: Online survey, reported following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. Methods: The validated Profession Scale from the Scale on Community Care Perceptions (SCOPE) tool was used to identify characteristics within the general practice environment and the importance of these in choosing a workplace. To explore the factor structure, exploratory factor analysis was undertaken which was used to revise the survey language and flow before widespread dissemination. Results: Three hundred and fifty‐five responses were received. Factor analysis revealed three factors: Provision of care, Employment conditions and Nature of work. Respondents exposed to general practice in the Bachelor of Nursing program or who had a general practice clinical placement had significantly different perceptions across all factors. Although wages, advancement opportunities, work pressures and the physical nature of work were perceived as important in choosing a workplace, they were seen as only moderately present in general practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index