Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: October-December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 13-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20221003
Attitude of Nursing Students Towards Nursing Profession: Digital Survey
Sushil Humane
Clinical Instructor, Kasturba Nursing College, Wardha.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Nursing is considered a Nobel profession and the future of nursing is dependent upon the student nurses who will lead the nursing in the future. The perception and attitude of nursing students towards their profession is an important factor for the better future of the profession.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the attitude of nursing students towards the nursing profession.
Method: A digital survey was conducted in December 2021 in Maharashtra using exponential snowball sampling. 497 nursing students participated in the study. The attitude of nursing students towards the nursing profession was assessed by using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data using SPSS software.
Result: 95.97 % of participants showed Positive attitude towards the nursing profession and only 4.02% found negative attitude. The reasons for selecting nursing as a career were also assessed using one open-ended question. Factors such as caring nature, parental influence, financial security, good opportunities, pursuing a career in the medical field, and as a part of luck were identified as factors influencing career selection as nursing. The association between the attitude score and demographic variables such as age and class in which the students are studying was found significant at the level of 0.05.
Conclusion: Data suggest that the nursing students have a positive attitude towards the nursing profession in Maharashtra.
Keywords:Attitude, Nursing profession, Nursing students, Digital survey.