مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - Determination of Factors Affecting Career Choices of Nursing Students

Abstract :

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting career choice among thenursing students at Akdeniz University. Method: This descriptive study was carried out with 250 nursing students at Akdeniz University. Data were collected through the use of The Turkish version of HMSÖ, and student’ introduction form was prepared by the researchers. The survey data obtained from the research were analyzed using t test, and frequency and percentage. Results: All of the participants were students from Akdeniz University: 32.4% were first grade students, 61.2% were females, 58.4% prefered to be a nurse as their first choice of career. 67.6% did not have plans to leave nursing education for another career path. Most of the participants, both male and female, don’t think that Nursing is a profession which is respected by all. Conclusion: More than half of the participants prefered to be a nurse as their first choice of career,and they were observed to be highly interested in nursing profession. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the participants satisfied with their choice of the profession.