Rossiter J C, Bidewell J, Chan P T
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT.
J Adv Nurs. 1998 Mar;27(3):604-13. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00543.x.
Australia is a multicultural nation with its population coming from over 120 different cultural backgrounds. With the arrival of new immigrants from Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Lebanon over the last 20 years, issues such as the recruitment of bilingual and cross-cultural knowledgeable nurses have become a high priority within the health care system. However, recruiting these skilled professionals has been difficult. This study aimed to examine (1) non-English speaking background (NESB) high school students' career preferences in relation to nursing; and (2) whether nursing is perceived differently by the Korean, Lebanese, Vietnamese and mainland Chinese high school students. A convenience sample of 162 NESB high school students with parents from Korea, Lebanon, Vietnam and China was recruited from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Data were collected by a questionnaire to measure students' knowledge about, attitudes towards and intention to study nursing and their demographic details. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe students' demographic background, their career preference and to compare knowledge, attitudes and intention scales among the NESB groups. Results indicated that less than 10% of students included nursing among their preferred career options. Korean students scored lower than the other NESB groups on attitude and intention towards nursing. The findings provide clues as to how nursing can be better promoted to NESB school leavers. Limitations of the study were discussed and recommendations were suggested for future research.
澳大利亚是一个多元文化国家，其人口来自120多种不同的文化背景。在过去20年里，随着来自东南亚、中国、韩国和黎巴嫩的新移民的到来，招聘具备双语能力和跨文化知识的护士等问题已成为医疗保健系统中的高度优先事项。然而，招聘这些技术专业人员一直很困难。本研究旨在探讨：（1）非英语背景（NESB）的高中生对护理专业的职业偏好；（2）韩国、黎巴嫩、越南和中国大陆的高中生对护理的看法是否存在差异。从澳大利亚新南威尔士州悉尼市招募了162名非英语背景的高中生作为便利样本，他们的父母分别来自韩国、黎巴嫩、越南和中国。通过问卷调查收集数据，以衡量学生对护理的了解、态度和学习护理的意愿以及他们的人口统计学细节。描述性和推断性统计用于描述学生的人口统计学背景、职业偏好，并比较非英语背景组之间的知识、态度和意愿量表。结果表明，不到10%的学生将护理列为他们首选的职业选择之一。韩国学生在对护理的态度和意愿方面的得分低于其他非英语背景组。这些发现为如何更好地向非英语背景的高中毕业生宣传护理专业提供了线索。讨论了该研究的局限性，并对未来研究提出了建议。
