biostudies-literatureUnknown17(11)Cernelic-Bizjak MFormal education is crucial for the development of nurses' professional identity and can play a decisive role in attracting students to the nursing profession. This is even more important during a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate nursing students' attitudes and feelings toward their future profession and academic studies during the first COVID-19 lockdown. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on 361 nursing students. The data were collected through the Students' attitudes toward the nursing profession during the COVID-19 outbreak scale, and the Satisfaction with online learning scale. Nursing students expressed higher levels of commitment and dedication to their profession compared to perceived job security. They were genePloS onee0277198https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9632773biostudies-literatureRelationship between nursing students' attitudes toward nursing profession and online learning satisfaction during COVID-19 lockdown.PMC9632773Dolenc PCernelic-Bizjak MfalseRelationship between nursing students' attitudes toward nursing profession and online learning satisfaction during COVID-19 lockdown.Formal education is crucial for the development of nurses' professional identity and can play a decisive role in attracting students to the nursing profession. This is even more important during a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate nursing students' attitudes and feelings toward their future profession and academic studies during the first COVID-19 lockdown. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on 361 nursing students. The data were collected through the Students' attitudes toward the nursing profession during the COVID-19 outbreak scale, and the Satisfaction with online learning scale. Nursing students expressed higher levels of commitment and dedication to their profession compared to perceived job security. They were gene2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T19:54:39.029Z2025-04-04T19:54:39.029ZS-EPMC96327733632733810.1371/journal.pone.0277198