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1Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. maria.jirwe@ki.se
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|March 23, 2012
Summary
Nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Professions
- Student Motivation
Background:
- Motives for choosing nursing vary internationally.
- Autonomous vs. controlled motives impact professional development and health.
- Previous career choice research often used small, non-representative samples.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine career-choice motives in Swedish nursing students.
- Analyze motive interrelationships and association with career-choice stress.
- Compare motives at the beginning and end of nursing education.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey of undergraduate nursing students.
- Two national cohorts: first-year (n=1697) and final-year (n=1150).
- Data collected in 2002, part of a longitudinal study (2002-2010); analyzed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and regression.
Main Results:
- Three factors explained 50-60% of motive variance.
- 'Genuine interest' and 'practical reasons' were primary motives.
- Fewer autonomous motives correlated with higher career-choice stress.
Conclusions:
- Nurse educators should identify and support students lacking autonomy.
- Supporting autonomy may enhance educational outcomes and reduce turnover.
- Further research needed on motivation, educational success, and patient care quality.