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Perceptions of nursing: a study involving nurses, nursing students, patients and non-nursing students
Roger Watson1, Ian J Deary, Amandah Lea Hoogbruin
1School of Nursing, Social Work and Applied Health Studies, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, Hull, UK. r.watson@hull.ac.uk
Abstract:
This paper describes a study of perceptions of nursing by nursing students, qualified nurses (United Kingdom and Spain), patients and non-nursing students. A survey method was used with a longitudinal panel element incorporating a 35-item version of the Nursing Dimensions Inventory translated into Spanish. Data were analysed using principal component analysis, congruence analysis, Mokken scaling, correlation, ANOVA, t-test and Cronbach's alpha. Patients may perceive nursing differently from nursing students, nurses (in the UK and Spain) and non-nurses. These findings are discussed in the context of nurse education and patient care.