Nursing students' satisfaction about their field of study

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Higher Education Quality Assessment
• Student Satisfaction Studies

Background:

• Student feedback is crucial for evaluating university quality.
• Assessing nursing student satisfaction is vital for program improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the satisfaction levels of nursing students regarding their field of study.
• To identify specific areas of concern within the nursing educational and clinical settings.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional study involving 72 second-to-fourth-year nursing students.
• Data collected via a research questionnaire covering educational environment, clinical setting, trainers, social image, peer relations, and management.
• Quantitative analysis using SPSS with descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, and diagrams.

Main Results:

• High percentages of students reported low satisfaction with the educational environment (83.3%) and clinical environment (47.2%).
• Significant dissatisfaction was noted regarding theoretical and clinical teaching methods (41.7%), evaluation methods (47.2%), peer relationships (80.6%), and the social image of nursing (62.5%).
• Dissatisfaction was also evident concerning evaluation by clinical trainers (33.3%) and nursing management (50%).

Conclusions:

• The majority of nursing students reported low overall satisfaction with their academic program.
• There is a clear need for targeted interventions to improve the quality of nursing education and associated services.