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http://dx.doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2016.22.4.344

Factors Influencing the Career Preparation Behavior of Nursing Students  

Jang, Tae Jeong (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University)
Moon, Mikyung (College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration / v.22, no.4, 2016 , pp. 344-352 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership on nursing student career preparation behavior. Methods: Data were collected from August 1 to August 31, 2014. Participants were 400 students who completed self-report questionnaires covering career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major and self-leadership. The SPSS/WIN/PC 21.0 program was used for descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlational coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The average scores for career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership were 2.51, 3.80, 3,89, and 3.51 respectively. There were positive correlations among career preparation behavior, nursing professionalism, satisfaction with major, and self-leadership. Age, academic year, nursing professionalism, self-leadership, general satisfaction in satisfaction with major were significant predictors of career preparation behavior. Conclusion: It is necessary to provide career educational programs considering according to the academic year of nursing students and to develop educational programs to improve the nursing professionalism of nursing students.
Keywords
Career preparation behavior; Nursing professionalism; Satisfaction with major; Self-leadership;
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