title: Factors influencing student nurses' career choices after preceptorship in a five-year junior nursing college in Taiwan.
abstract: This study was conducted to explore the influence factors of a preceptorship in career choices following student nurses' graduations. A total number of 326 student nurses in their fifth year of junior nursing college were selected as participants. A validated and reliable questionnaire was used in this study. Data were analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) for windows for percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation. The results showed that: (1) the first five factors influencing student nurses' career choices were good unit environment, nurse's professional role, self-professional knowledge deficiency, nurse's professional knowledge, and patient's and family's good feedback; (2) the correlation between the chosen field of practice and willingness to work after graduation showed a strong relationship in all areas. Notably, the preceptorship had an impact on student nurses selecting a nursing career. These results can give nurse educators guidance in preparing student nurses as they enter the work force.
authors.affiliation: Chang-Gung Institute of Technology, Doctoral student in National Taipei College of Nursing and Job Placement, Room 1117, 261 Wen-Hua 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 33333, Taiwan. jeanshih@gw.cgit.edu.tw
authors.forename: Whei-Mei
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Shu-Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chuang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan