Understanding nursing students' perceptions of the general practice environment and their priorities for employment settings.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore final year nursing students' perceptions of the general practice environment and their priorities when choosing a workplace.

Design

Online survey, reported following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines.

Methods

The validated Profession Scale from the Scale on Community Care Perceptions (SCOPE) tool was used to identify characteristics within the general practice environment and the importance of these in choosing a workplace. To explore the factor structure, exploratory factor analysis was undertaken which was used to revise the survey language and flow before widespread dissemination.

Results

Three hundred and fifty-five responses were received. Factor analysis revealed three factors: Prov

SUBMITTER: Calma KRB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9374410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature