School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, United Kingdom.
Nurse Educ Today. 2012 Jul;32(5):588-93. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.06.011.
Demand for nursing care, and nurses, is growing in the United Kingdom given an increasingly ageing patient population with long-term co-morbidities. An ageing nursing workforce and fewer school leavers entering nursing are key barriers to student nurse recruitment. This paper aims to identify the socio-demographic and correlates nursing as a career choice in 5th and 6th year school students. This cross-sectional descriptive study gathered self-administered questionnaires from a total cohort of 5th and 6th year school students (n=1059) in one educational authority in Scotland. A response rate of 100% was achieved, with 702 students expressing a career choice. Some 71.7% (n=503) of students providing a full data set would never consider nursing, even if they obtained poor grades. Only 28.3% (n=199) would ever consider nursing. Students cited nursing as a career choice if they were female, of average to below average academic ability/achievement, expressed a positive attitude to nursing as a degree subject which was shared by their career guidance teacher. Each additional higher reduced the likelihood of nursing as a career choice by 22%. Nursing is an unpopular career choice amongst school students. Strategies are required to improve the occupational image of nursing in secondary education.
由于英国人口老龄化，患有长期合并症的患者越来越多，对护理服务和护士的需求不断增长。老龄化的护理劳动力和较少的中学毕业生进入护理行业是学生护士招聘的主要障碍。本文旨在确定社会人口统计学因素和相关性，以了解 5 年级和 6 年级学生选择护理作为职业的原因。这项横断面描述性研究从苏格兰一个教育当局的 5 年级和 6 年级全体学生（n=1059）中收集了自我管理的问卷。实现了 100%的回复率，有 702 名学生表示有职业选择。尽管成绩不佳，仍有 71.7%（n=503）的学生表示他们永远不会考虑护理。只有 28.3%（n=199）的学生表示会考虑护理。如果学生是女性，学术能力/成绩处于平均水平以下，对护理作为学位科目的态度积极，并且他们的职业指导老师也持相同态度，他们会选择护理作为职业。每增加一个更高的学历，选择护理作为职业的可能性就会降低 22%。护理在中学生中是不受欢迎的职业选择。需要采取策略来提高护理在中学教育中的职业形象。
