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[Do nursing students have entrepreneur profile?].
Paulo Fernando Roncon1, Sarah Munhoz
1Universidade de Santo Amaro, Curso de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|June 18, 2010
Summary
Most nursing students lack entrepreneurship tendencies, with 80% showing none. The majority prefer clinical roles over management, indicating a low entrepreneurial profile among future nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Management
- Entrepreneurship Studies
Context:
- Assessing the entrepreneurial profile of nursing students is crucial for healthcare innovation and leadership development.
- Understanding student career aspirations informs curriculum design and future workforce planning.
Purpose:
- To determine the entrepreneurial tendencies and career intentions of nursing students.
- To identify barriers and opportunities for fostering entrepreneurship within nursing education.
Summary:
- A descriptive-exploratory study surveyed 41 nursing students using the General Entrepreneurship Trend Test.
- Results indicated that 80% of students exhibited no significant entrepreneur tendencies, while 14% showed five and 12% showed four.
- The majority aspire to clinical nursing roles, with no students intending to pursue management positions.
Impact:
- Findings highlight a significant gap in entrepreneurial characteristics among nursing students.
- Suggests a need for integrating entrepreneurship education into nursing curricula to cultivate future healthcare leaders and innovators.
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