School of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, Federation University Australia , Ballarat, Australia.
Center for Health Policy, Boise State University , Boise, Idaho, USA.
J Health Organ Manag. 2019 Aug 8;33(5):617-634. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-03-2019-0074. Epub 2019 Aug 16.
Identifying and measuring personality traits assists to understanding professional career choices, however, what impact personality traits have on nursing student rural career choice remains absent. The purpose of this paper is to identify personality traits among nursing students that may be predictive of pursuing a rural career.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A cross-sectional design was used to examine the importance Bachelor of Nursing students place on undertaking rural careers. All nursing students (=1,982) studying a three-year bachelor's degree were invited to complete a questionnaire examining personality traits and rural practice intentions.
Students who saw themselves working rurally after graduation had higher levels of conscientiousness than those who wanted metropolitan careers. Students with higher levels of agreeableness or open-mindedness were more likely to consider rural practice when individual community factors were carefully considered. Finally, students with higher levels of neuroticism were less likely to consider rural practice as a future career pathway.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The cohort had high numbers of student from rural and regional settings, which may limit the ability to generalise the findings. In addition, student respondents of the survey may not be representative of the whole student cohort given the low response rate.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: Key personality traits are identifying factors that contribute to nursing student decision making regarding rural practice. Students who displayed higher levels of agreeableness and conscientiousness and open-mindedness have traits that are most likely to impact the consideration of rural practice across their nursing career, which gives additional insight into targeted recruitment strategies.
识别和衡量人格特质有助于了解职业选择，但人格特质对护理学生农村职业选择的影响尚不清楚。本文的目的是确定护理学生中可能预示着从事农村职业的人格特质。
设计/方法/方法：采用横断面设计来研究护理专业学生对从事农村职业的重视程度。邀请所有学习三年制学士学位的护理专业学生填写一份问卷，调查人格特质和农村实践意向。
毕业后希望在农村工作的学生比希望在大都市工作的学生责任心更高。当仔细考虑个人社区因素时，具有更高的宜人性或开放性的学生更有可能考虑农村实践。最后，具有较高神经质水平的学生不太可能将农村实践视为未来的职业发展道路。
研究局限性/影响：该队列中来自农村和地区的学生人数较多，这可能限制了对研究结果的普遍适用性。此外，鉴于低回应率，调查的学生受访者可能无法代表整个学生群体。
原创性/价值：关键人格特质是确定护理学生关于农村实践决策的因素。表现出更高宜人性、责任心和开放性的学生具有最有可能影响他们整个护理职业生涯中对农村实践的考虑的特质，这为有针对性的招聘策略提供了额外的见解。
