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Factors influencing Chinese undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of the nursing profession

M.F. Zhang, M.A. Petrini · International Nursing Review · 2008

Background:  In recent years, with the rapid development of nursing in China, the number of undergraduate nursing students has increased significantly. As professional perception has a great influence on the development of nursing students and the future quality of nursing, exploring factors that influence this perception are very important.Aim:  To describe undergraduate nursing students' attitudes towards nursing and to explore if their perceptions of nursing are influenced by demographic characteristics, clinical experience and/or different curriculum designs.Methods:  A cross‐sectional descriptive study was carried out in two nursing schools: one with a traditional curriculum and one that had undertaken curriculum reform. Following institutional approval, 176 (92.6%) of the targeted population of 190 students responded to a demographic questionnaire with two semi‐structured questions and the Attitude Towards the Nursing Profession Scale. The results were analysed using descriptive statistics, t‐test and Spearman correlation analysis.Findings:  No correlations were found between nursing students' attitudes towards nursing and their demographic characteristics. Clinical experienc

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