The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of image of the nurses of nursing students and the relevant variables which have influenced the image of nurses, and to provide data basic to planning and programming nursing education.
The subje...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of image of the nurses of nursing students and the relevant variables which have influenced the image of nurses, and to provide data basic to planning and programming nursing education.
The subjects for this study were 289 nursing students who attend junior nursing college in Soon Cheon city.
Data was collected from August 23 through 30, 1989, by means of questionnaire.
The research instruments for this study was based on the SINS(Self-Image of the Nurses Scale) developed by Hass.
Statistical analysis of data were done by t-test and ANOVA.
Result were as follows:
1. The mean score of nursing image was 3.144.
2. The related factor of SINS with the highest mean score(3.724) is the intellectual capacities of nurses, and the factor with the lowest nursing image is remuneration(2.907) or opportunities for social life(2.648).
3. General factors reveled not to have influenced self-image of the nurses.
(1) Lower grade students revealed significantly higher SINS score (F= 12.273, p<0.001); Freshman the highest(3.254), Sophomore(3.100) the next and the Junior the lowest.
(2) Those who have religious affiliated (3.199) revealed to have significantly higher SINS score (t=16.824, p<0.001)
(3) Subjects who were motivated to take nursing as career by the fundamental nature of nursing of nursing revealed the highest SINS score (3.218) and thedifference between groups were significant(F=3.126, p<0.05).
Those who have chosen nursing as their major in the college by personal inner motivation revealed significantly higher SINS score than those who are motivated by external factors (F=7.273, p <0.001).
(4) Level of acceptance9 of nursing as established profession revealed to have significant influence(F=9.613, p<0.001).
(5) SINS scores revealed no significant difference according to variable; academic achievement, personal health, the particular area of nursing one intended to go into after graduation, maximal level of education of parents, nurses and physicians in the family and next kin(p>0.05).