کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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369000 | 621604 | 2012 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
SUMMARYDemand for nursing care, and nurses, is growing in the United Kingdom given an increasingly ageing patient population with long-term co-morbidities. An ageing nursing workforce and fewer school leavers entering nursing are key barriers to student nurse recruitment. This paper aims to identify the socio-demographic and correlates nursing as a career choice in 5th and 6th year school students.This cross-sectional descriptive study gathered self-administered questionnaires from a total cohort of 5th and 6th year school students (n = 1059) in one educational authority in Scotland.A response rate of 100% was achieved, with 702 students expressing a career choice. Some 71.7% (n = 503) of students providing a full data set would never consider nursing, even if they obtained poor grades. Only 28.3% (n = 199) would ever consider nursing. Students cited nursing as a career choice if they were female, of average to below average academic ability/achievement, expressed a positive attitude to nursing as a degree subject which was shared by their career guidance teacher. Each additional higher reduced the likelihood of nursing as a career choice by 22%.Nursing is an unpopular career choice amongst school students. Strategies are required to improve the occupational image of nursing in secondary education.
Journal: Nurse Education Today - Volume 32, Issue 5, July 2012, Pages 588–593