Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2022 Oct;64:103442. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103442. Epub 2022 Aug 24.
To evaluate the nursing image and social status characteristics on young people's decision to choose nursing as a career.
Low social status and social image threaten the nursing workforce.
A cross-sectional study.
The study was conducted with 745 high school students and 349 nursing students between 24 March and 10 May 2022. The data were collected through the Nursing Image Scale, Job Satisfaction Scale and Personal Form and analyzed using multiple regression and decision tree analysis.
High school (43.1 %) and 73.6 % of nursing students expressed their intention to become a nurse. While the likelihood of choosing nursing as a career decreases among man high school students (p = 0.018) with a high occupation (p = 0.003) and income index (p = 0.003), it increases among low-income female students (p = 0.012), perceiving occupational status more positively (p = 0.002). The possibility of continuing in the profession increases among nursing students who have a higher opinion of the profession's status (p = 0.010) and job satisfaction increases as the image perception improves (r = 0.385, p < 0.01).
Perception of professional image guides career choice in nursing. The choice of nursing as a future profession differs according to gender and is influenced by social status. The glass ceiling effect should be evaluated in nurses coming from low status.
评估年轻人选择护理职业的护理形象和社会地位特征。
社会地位和社会形象低下威胁着护理人员队伍。
横断面研究。
本研究于 2022 年 3 月 24 日至 5 月 10 日期间，对 745 名高中生和 349 名护理学生进行了研究。通过护理形象量表、工作满意度量表和个人表格收集数据，并采用多元回归和决策树分析进行分析。
高中生（43.1%）和 73.6%的护理学生表示有成为护士的意愿。然而，男性高中生（p=0.018）、职业（p=0.003）和收入指数（p=0.003）较高的情况下，选择护理作为职业的可能性降低，而低收入女性学生（p=0.012）、对职业地位的看法更积极（p=0.002）的情况下，选择护理作为职业的可能性增加。对职业地位评价较高的护理学生继续从事该职业的可能性增加（p=0.010），对职业形象的看法提高，工作满意度也随之提高（r=0.385，p<0.01）。
专业形象的认知指导护理职业的选择。选择护理作为未来职业的情况因性别而异，受社会地位影响。应评估来自低地位的护士中的玻璃天花板效应。
