Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nursing profession faces significant challenges including; failure to recruit high school students into nursing education, poor nursing identity, and lack of awareness about the nursing profession. The level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession are critical to recruit and retain students into nursing education, and to improve nurses' sense of identity.

Aim

To explore the level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 502 adults including106 males and 396 females, their mean age was 22.93 ± 6.76 years. Data collected included; socio-cultural data, gender preference in getting nursi

SUBMITTER: Elmorshedy H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285542 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature