Attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate nursing students towards the nursing profession.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nursing students either possess positive or negative attitudes and perceptions about the nursing profession. Their attitudes towards the profession depict the quality of care they will offer to patients upon qualification. This study aimed to determine the attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate nursing students towards their profession.

Methods

This equal-status mixed methods study involved a census sample of 165 nursing students from year one to year four in two public universities in Uganda. Attitude Scale for Nursing Profession was used to collect quantitative data in the period between 20/11/2021 and 22/01/2022. Focus group discussions were held to collect qualitative data about the perceptions.

Results

Majority of the students (81.8%) had positive

SUBMITTER: Neumbe IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368257 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature