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Attitudes of Students at Sultan Qaboos University towards the Nursing Profession
Raghda K Shukri1, Bakkar S Bakkar, Monther A El-Damen
1College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman;
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) students towards the nursing profession.
Methods:
A sample of 377 students (male = 130; female = 247) were selected from different colleges of SQU, including the College of Nursing. A questionnaire was constructed and validated to assess the attitudes of SQU students towards the nursing profession.
Results:
Findings revealed that both male and female students in all academic years and colleges had positive attitudes toward the nursing profession. The findings also revealed that gender and academic year created no significant differences (P <0.05) among the study participants, but that the students' college affiliation did have a significant effect on their attitudes. In particular, nursing students had more positive attitudes than students of other colleges.
Conclusion:
Findings indicated that the attitudes of SQU students towards the nursing profession were positive, especially those of the nursing students. This means that serious efforts should be made to continue to promote the nursing profession and so ensure that it remains positively regarded by all concerned.
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