Afsar Jan, Shomail Sikander.
Perceptions of high school students about nursing as a career.
Rawal Med J Jan ;37(1):13-7.

Objective: To evaluate high school students’ perceptions about nursing and potential interests in nursing career. Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional study data were collected from 570 students of 12 colleges from Rawalpindi and Islamabad by using a self-administered questionnaires and were analyzed using SPSS v 16.0 Results: In positive perception of nursing in career image, the mean score for males was17.34 while for females it was 16.58 (p=0.002). For negative perceptions of nursing career preference, the mean score for males was 9.51 while for females it was10.4 (p=0.000). In positive perceptions of 2 nursing career accessibility, the mean score for males was 9.51 while for females it was 10.41 (p =0.000). Despite higher scores in career image and career accessibility, only 5.5% students’ responses are “definitely yes” to enter in nursing. Conclusion: The findings suggest that campaign sessions regarding nursing and its scope need to be conducted by nursing schools before commencing the admissions. Nurse educators and nurse manager should perform as a role model. This will help to emphasize the positive field of work and prestige level involved in nursing. (Rawal Med J 2012;37:13-17).

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