[The actual issues of personnel training in nursing care]

The article presents results of questionnaire survey and testing of students of medical college and faculty of higher nursing education. The causes of choosing the profession of medical nurse are enumerated. The opinions of students concerning professional image of nurse are analyzed. The survey demonstrated that 9.3% of respondents noted that one's associates consider their profession as honorable one. About 9.3% of respondents indicated that the profession of medical nurse is to be considered with respect. About 39.3% of respondents assumed that medical nurse profession is publically needed. According the opinion of 8.6% the attitude to this profession is neutral and 4.8% indicated that one's associates have scornful attitude. The shortcomings of training quality of students are established. The directions of development of training process are indicated.