From bedside nursing to managerial roles: changing occupational perceptions of nursing students.
This longitudinal study examined changes in the occupational perceptions of nursing students studying in a non-traditional undergraduate nursing program. The respondents, 210 first- and second-year nursing students, completed a questionnaire measuring the perceived importance of traditional and non-traditional nursing interventions and values. Questionnaires were administered at the beginning and at the end of the academic year. Students studying in a more traditional program comprised the control group. The results show that certain traditional nursing activities and values are perceived as more important by first-year students compared with second-year students in both programs, whereas the perceived importance of non-traditional activities is higher among second-year students. The preference for non-traditional interventions is stronger among students in the non-traditional nursing program. The results are discussed with regard to the gradual effect of nursing education on students' occupational perceptions.
Yagil
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Faculty of Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Israel. dyagil@research.haifa.ac.il
Spitzer
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Ben-Zur
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010346:Patient Care Management; D012945:Social Values; D013338:Students, Nursing