Haliç University Nursing Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mental Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kutahya Health Sciences University, Kutahya, Turkey.
Nurs Forum. 2022 Sep;57(5):793-799. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12765. Epub 2022 Jun 11.
Nursing students' professional perceptions are affected by the environment they live in. Nursing students think that the nursing profession is important during the pandemic.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the nursing students' professional image perceptions and the affecting factors during the Covid-19 pandemic in Turkey.
The research population consisted of all nursing students (N = 750) of two universities in Turkey. The research data were collected using a personal information form and the Scale for the Image of Nursing Profession (SINP).
Of the students, 76.4% were not infected with Covid-19, 30.8% had an individual in their family infected with Covid-19; 34% had an immediate family member who died of Covid-19; 99.4% thought that the nursing profession is important during the Covid-19 pandemic. A statistically significant difference was found between the place where the students live and the SINP (p < .05).
The students' image perceptions toward the nursing profession were found to be at a good level. This indicates that image perception toward nursing profession has increased during the pandemic. It can be said that the place where the students are in the pandemic process and their thoughts about the nursing profession affect their professional image perceptions.
护理学生的职业认知受所处环境的影响。护理学生认为在疫情期间护理职业很重要。
本描述性、横断面研究旨在确定土耳其新冠疫情期间护理学生的职业形象认知及其影响因素。
研究对象为土耳其两所大学的所有护理专业学生（N=750）。研究数据通过个人信息表和护理职业形象量表（SINP）收集。
学生中，76.4%未感染新冠病毒，30.8%家庭中有成员感染新冠病毒，34%有直系亲属因新冠病毒而死亡，99.4%认为护理职业在新冠疫情期间很重要。学生居住地与 SINP 之间存在统计学差异（p<0.05）。
学生对护理职业的形象认知处于良好水平。这表明，在疫情期间，对护理职业的形象认知有所提高。可以说，学生在疫情期间所处的位置及其对护理职业的看法影响他们的专业形象认知。
