Conference-Related Opinions of the Nursing Students Who Participated in the 13th National Nursing Students Conference

Aim: This study was conducted to identify the conference-related opinions of the nursingstudents who participated in the 13th National Nursing Students Conference.Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive study was composed of 381 nursingstudents who participated in 13th National Nursing Students Conference held between May1-3, 2014. The data were gathered with face to face interview technique by using a questionnairedesigned by the researchers. Numbers and percentages were used for data analysis.Results: Mean age of the participant nursing students was 21.8±1.5. The students stated thatthe congress contributed to their professional growth (98.7%), increased their motivation andenthusiasm for nursing profession (92.4%), enabled them to understand problems of nursingprofession better (91.6%), announcement of the congress was on time (89.5%) and studentsshould be informed and supported about the participation in the future nursing studentsconferences by the managements of nursing schools (99.7%).Conclusion: 13th National Nursing Students Conference held for nursing students was founduseful in terms of students’ professional growth. It was also recommended that opinions ofthe students should be taken into consideration for future nursing students conferences.