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Humans ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*

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Humans ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*

In a cross-sectional study, 300 student of Hanoi Medical Secondary school were selected randomly from 6 classes of nursery training. In evaluation, the influencing factors, the relation between the cause of admission and the attitude toward the profession. The programme of training had impacted strongly to this attitude.
Attitude ; Students/nursing ; Nursing

PURPOSE: This study aimed to examine the factors associated with behavior that reduces exposure to environmental hormones among nursing students.METHODS: Data were collected from 160 nursing students in D and B cities, using self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0, and the analyses included descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient test, and stepwise multiple regression.RESULTS: Behavior that reduces exposure to environmental hormones differed significantly in terms of the participants' knowledge about environmental hormones. Behavior that reduces exposure to environmental hormones was negatively correlated with knowledge of environmental hormones, attitude towards pro-environmental behavior, and environmental self-efficacy; these factors were significant predictors of behavior that reduces exposure to environmental hormones, and accounted for 27.0% of the variance.CONCLUSION: Environmental self-efficacy was identified as the most significant factor affecting behavior that reduces exposure to environmental hormones in nursing students. Therefore, it is necessary to develop programs to improve pro-environmental behavior and environmental self-efficacy in nursing students.
Humans ; Nursing ; Students, Nursing

PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of MBTI self growth program applied to nursing students. METHODS: A non-equivalent control group, pretest-posttest design was used. The participants were 51 nursing students, 24 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group. The MBTI self growth program was conducted for the experimental group once a week for 2 hours for 8 weeks, and not for the control group. For both groups, self-efficacy, anxiety and self-esteem were measured before and after the experiment. Data were analyzed by using chi2-test, t-test, paired t-test, and unpaired t-test. RESULTS: Self-efficacy increased significantly (t=5.08, p<.001) in the experimental group. A significant difference between the two groups was revealed (t=2.81, p=.007). Anxiety decreased significantly (t=-2.93, p=.009) in the experimental group. A significant difference between the two groups was not revealed. Self-esteem increased significantly (t=4.46, p<.001) in the experimental group. A significant difference between the two groups was not revealed. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that the MBTI self growth program has a positive effect on the dependent variables of the experimental group.
Anxiety ; Humans ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership on nursing student career preparation behavior. METHODS: Data were collected from August 1 to August 31, 2014. Participants were 400 students who completed self-report questionnaires covering career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major and self-leadership. The SPSS/WIN/PC 21.0 program was used for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlational coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. RESULTS: The average scores for career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership were 2.51, 3.80, 3,89, and 3.51 respectively. There were positive correlations among career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership. Age, academic year, nursing professionalism, self-leadership, general satisfaction in satisfaction with major were significant predictors of career preparation behavior. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to provide career educational programs considering according to the academic year of nursing students and to develop educational programs to improve the nursing professionalism of nursing students.
Humans ; Nursing* ; Professionalism ; Students, Nursing*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine the types and characteristics of male college nursing students' adaptation to their academic department. METHODS: Q methodology was applied to determine the subjectivity of the male nursing students' adaptation to their academic department. Fifty male nursing students were asked to select and answer questions among a set of 36 Q-statements using a 9-point scale. The collected data were analyzed using the PC QUANL program. RESULTS: Three types of male students' adaptation to the department of nursing were identified. Type I was termed ‘resilience-acceptance’, Type II, ‘inner-conflict’, and Type III, ‘goal-oriented’. CONCLUSION: The study results can be used as the basic data needed to develop nursing interventions suitable to the types of male college nursing students' adaptation to their academic department.
Humans ; Male* ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of attitudes of nursing students in Korea toward bucket lists. METHODS: The Q-methodology, which provides a method for analyzing the subjectivity of each item was used. From each of the 37 subjects, 34 selected Q-statements were classified into the shape of a normal distribution, using a 9-point scale. The collected data were analyzed using a QUANL PC program. RESULTS: Four types of attitudes toward the bucket list of subjects were identified in Korean nursing students. Typeis a pursuit of money type, Type II is a pursuit of relationship type, Type III is a pursuit of self-centered type, and Type is a pursuit of others-centered type. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that different approaches toward educational programs for students in the human service area are recommended based on the four types of nursing students' attitudes toward the bucket list.
Humans ; Korea ; Nursing ; Students, Nursing*

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between nursing students' level of knowledge of and attitude toward the elderly and their behavior towards the elderly. METHODS: For this study, 223 nursing students participated. The data was analyzed with PASW statistics program version 18.0 using descriptive statistics, a t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: The findings of the study displayed a score of 14.5 out of 25 for the level of knowledge of the elderly, a score of 3.9 out of 7 on the attitude toward the elderly, and 1.3 points on a 4-point scale on behavior towards the elderly. There was a positive correlation (r=.410, p<.001) between attitude and behavior towards the elderly, thus confirming that attitude towards the elderly influences behavior towards them. CONCLUSION: The most influential variable on the behavior towards the elderly emerged to be attitude. Thus, although knowledge and attitude cannot be neglected in manifesting positive behaviors in nursing students when they care for the elderly, knowledge training and elderly nursing practical sessions need to take place in order to strengthen attitude, which displayed a positive correlation with behavior.
Aged* ; Humans ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to explore the factors affecting emotional labor, self-esteem and clinical practice satisfaction on professional identity in nursing students. METHODS: A total of 262 nursing students participated in the study. Data were analyzed using SPSSWIN 18.0. RESULTS: The mean scores for emotional labor, self-esteem, clinical practice satisfaction and professional identity were above-average. There were significant mean differences in professional identity according to ages, academic score, motivation for selecting nursing, satisfaction with college life and satisfaction with nursing majors. Professional identity correlated positively with self-esteem and clinical practice satisfaction, negatively with emotional labor. The significant predictors of professional identity included satisfaction with nursing majors, self-esteem, emotional labor and motivation for selecting nursing. The regression model explained 38.9% of professional identity. CONCLUSION: To enhance professional identity in nursing students, it is necessary to build effective strategic to focus on promoting their satisfaction with the nursing major, self-esteem and management of emotional labor.
Humans ; Motivation ; Nursing* ; Students, Nursing*