Foong A L, Rossiter J C, Chan P T
International Medical College, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
J Adv Nurs. 1999 Mar;29(3):542-8.
Using structured interviews a study was undertaken with 19 high school students in Hong Kong to elicit their perceptions of nursing as a profession. The study also sought to gauge the extent of the students' intentions on pursuing a career in nursing. Responses were content analysed to determine the extent of knowledge and understanding held, intentions on choosing nursing as a career and their reasons. Findings suggest the image of nursing to be poor and that nursing as a career is far from desirable amongst the teenagers of Hong Kong. The reasons appear to be related to the notion of monetary rewards and status within the Hong Kong community. There is also a lack of knowledge as to what nurses do. The implications of such findings include the lost potential for recruitment of candidates of high calibre with a lot to offer the profession and their society. It suggests the need for the profession to find ways of publicizing and marketing the positive aspects with elements of realism which the general population in that part of the world could relate to more readily.
通过结构化访谈，对19名香港高中生进行了一项研究，以了解他们对护理职业的看法。该研究还试图衡量学生从事护理职业的意向程度。对回答进行了内容分析，以确定他们的知识和理解程度、选择护理作为职业的意向及其原因。研究结果表明，护理形象不佳，在香港青少年中，护理作为一种职业远非理想之选。原因似乎与香港社会的金钱回报和地位观念有关。此外，对于护士的工作内容也缺乏了解。这些研究结果的影响包括失去招募有很大潜力为该职业及其社会做出贡献的高素质候选人的可能性。这表明该职业需要找到宣传和推销其积极方面的方法，同时要具有现实性，以便世界上该地区的普通民众更容易产生共鸣。
