Why not nursing? Perceptions of the nursing job by young people of high schools – preliminary study

Abstract

WHY NOT NURSING? PERCEPTIONS OF THE NURSING JOB BY YOUNG PEOPLE OF HIGH SCHOOLS – PRELIMINARY STUDY

Aim. The work aimed at evaluating the interest in learning nursing profession among students of high schools.

Material and methods. The research comprised a group of 307 students from high schools. The research has been conducted between January-April 2018. The methods used were the diagnostic survey method. The self-construction questionnaire and the - questionnaire - List of Personal Values by Z. Juczyński were also used.

Results. The willingness to start learning the profession of a field nurse has been declared only by 2 persons. 13% of students considered nursing studies as a substitute field of study. The factors that discourage the young to learn the profession include low remuneration, specificity of the profession that implies “dirty and difficult work” , low social esteem for the profession, The students, who more often identify the profession of a nurse as prestigious, declared interest in learning that profession (p<0,001).

Conclusions. Interest in the profession of a field nurse is very low. It is necessary to start promoting the profession in order to make the young perceive it as more attractive.