Nursing Department, Faculty of Social and Community Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Emeq-Hefer, Israel.
Department of Health Management, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Hum Resour Health. 2020 Jul 31;18(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12960-020-00496-6.
Despite the growing demand for community nurses, their number remains relatively low. We examined perceptions of final-year nursing students regarding their preferred work setting after graduation and the factors affecting their choice.
A cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was developed specifically for this study. The questionnaire was distributed among fourth-year students from all nursing training frameworks across Israel.
Of 281 respondents (76.6% women, average age, 29.3 years), most (80.9%) preferred working in hospitals, while 5% preferred community settings; 14% were undecided. Students' knowledge on hospital nurses' tasks was greater compared to their knowledge on community nurses' tasks. Moreover, hospital nurses' tasks were perceived as more important than those of community nurses. The contribution of clinical placement in hospital nursing was perceived as significantly more meaningful than the contribution of clinical placement in community nursing. The vast majority of students (94.3%) stated that they would prefer to undergo a hospital nursing internship. A significant correlation was noted between students' clinical placement, the exposure to community nursing roles, and the perception of the community nurse's role: clinical placements that were perceived as a positive experience led to a more positive perception of community nurses' roles.
Nursing students' perception of community nursing is based upon limited information which does not reflect community nurses' actual role and work.
尽管对社区护士的需求不断增长，但他们的数量仍然相对较低。我们调查了应届护理专业学生对毕业后首选工作地点的看法，以及影响他们选择的因素。
本研究采用横断面调查，专门设计了一份结构问卷。问卷分发给以色列所有护理培训框架的四年级学生。
在 281 名应答者中（80.9%为女性，平均年龄 29.3 岁），大多数（80.9%）人首选在医院工作，5%首选社区环境；14%的人尚未决定。学生对医院护士工作任务的了解程度高于对社区护士工作任务的了解程度。此外，医院护士的工作被认为比社区护士的工作更重要。医院护理临床实习的贡献被认为比社区护理临床实习的贡献更有意义。绝大多数学生（94.3%）表示，他们更愿意接受医院护理实习。学生的临床实习、接触社区护理角色与对社区护士角色的认知之间存在显著相关性：被认为是积极体验的临床实习会导致对社区护士角色的更积极认知。
护理专业学生对社区护理的看法是基于有限的信息，这些信息并不能反映社区护士的实际角色和工作。
