Career Preferences among Nursing Students: A Cross-Sessional Study.

Mei Hua Kerry Hsu1, Qian Hong Ye1, Man Ho Ling2

  • 1Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao S.A.R., China.

SAGE Open Nursing
|May 5, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Nursing students in Macao prefer community health, pediatric, and medical-surgical nursing roles. Factors like gender and education influence these career preferences, guiding future nursing workforce development.

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