Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nurs Open. 2023 Jun;10(6):3728-3736. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1629. Epub 2023 Jan 29.
This study was conducted to describe the perceptions of nursing applicants about their chosen profession and to explore the factors which influenced their understanding.
A qualitative study with a conventional content analysis design.
Participants were 19 nursing applicants enrolling in nursing schools in three provinces of western Iran. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews. The content analysis of the interviews was done according to the steps proposed by Zhang and Wildemuth.
The mean age of participants was 20 years (SD = 2.5), and 11 of them (57.9%) were females. Participants understood the nature of nursing work to encompass only a limited level of independence; they viewed it as a feminine profession, and as a job with spiritual rewards. The perceived content of nursing work included providing help and patient care in the hospital with a focus on performing procedural tasks. Applicants' perceptions of nurses' characteristics included strong physical endurance, communication skills, emotional strength and low intellectual skills. The professional status of nursing was perceived simultaneously as having high job security but limited potential for career advancement and professional growth. The factors reported to influence applicants' perceptions were related to the media, academic-career counsellors, personal factors, and family and friends.
本研究旨在描述护理专业申请人对所选职业的看法，并探讨影响他们理解的因素。
一项定性研究，采用常规内容分析法设计。
参与者为来自伊朗西部三个省份护理学校的 19 名护理专业申请人。使用半结构式访谈收集数据。根据 Zhang 和 Wildemuth 提出的步骤对访谈进行内容分析。
参与者的平均年龄为 20 岁（标准差=2.5），其中 11 名（57.9%）为女性。参与者将护理工作的性质理解为仅具有有限的独立性；他们认为护理工作是一项女性职业，具有精神回报。护理工作的感知内容包括在医院提供帮助和病人护理，重点是执行程序性任务。申请人对护士特征的看法包括身体耐力强、沟通技巧、情绪力量和较低的智力技能。护理专业的职业地位被认为具有较高的工作安全性，但职业发展和专业成长的潜力有限。报告影响申请人看法的因素与媒体、学术职业顾问、个人因素以及家庭和朋友有关。
