Castelli C, Saiani L
Facoltà di Sociologia, Università degli Studi di Trento.
Assist Inferm Ric. 1999 Apr-Jun;18(2):72-9.
Motivations and reasons for the choice of the nursing course were explored in the students applying for the university nursing courses from 1995 to 1998. Aim of the study was to trace a picture of students' characteristics but also to have elements to promote campaigns for increasing the number of applicants. Overall, 183 first year students (70 in 1995; 60 in 1996 and 53 in 1997) were administered a questionnaire with questions related to socioanagraphic data, reasons for the choice of the University Diploma in Nursing Sciences (DUSI) and aspects of the nursing profession considered positive and negative. The 87% of the students had previous work experiences, more than 20% in the health field and a larger number in the social field. The main reasons for choosing the DUSI are the strong connections between theory and practice and the opportunity of working soon after the course. Fifty per cent of the students make definitely up their mind on the final choice of becoming a nurse during the course: in fact only 55% of the students are moderately-strongly convinced of practising the nursing profession when they enter the curriculum. The data are commented on with special attention to the implications for the contents and strategies of a campaign or ad hoc initiatives aimed at increasing the number of students that apply to the nursing courses.
对1995年至1998年申请大学护理课程的学生选择护理课程的动机和原因进行了探究。该研究的目的不仅是描绘学生的特征，还要获取一些要素以推动增加申请人数的宣传活动。总体而言，183名一年级学生（1995年70名；1996年60名；1997年53名）接受了一份问卷，问卷涉及社会人口统计学数据、选择护理学大学文凭（DUSI）的原因以及对护理职业积极和消极方面的看法。87%的学生有过工作经历，其中超过20%在卫生领域工作，更多的人在社会领域工作。选择DUSI的主要原因是理论与实践联系紧密以及课程结束后能很快就业。50%的学生在课程学习过程中才最终确定要成为一名护士：实际上，只有55%的学生在进入课程学习时对从事护理职业有中等至强烈的信念。对这些数据进行了评论，并特别关注其对旨在增加申请护理课程学生人数的宣传活动或特别举措的内容和策略的影响。
