College choice among prospective health professions majors: implications for nursing education.
Factors associated with high school students' decisions to pursue health-related fields of study were investigated using the "Survey of Future Plans of High School Seniors." Data from 10,878 seniors were analyzed using regression and discriminant analysis. Results indicated that: The applicant pool for health professions overlapped most with the applicant pool for education, but education majors were characterized by lower academic aptitude; the specific characteristics of a college were less important to those entering health professions than to those entering other majors; and, health profession applicants with higher academic aptitude purport life goals more consistent with professional advancement than do lower aptitude applicants.
D002321:Career Choice; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D006040:Goals; D006281:Health Occupations; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities