Saudi Secondary School Students Perception toward Image of the Nursing as a Profession

Hala Ahmed Abdou; Jamilah Ahmed

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol4.iss1.502

Authors

Hala Ahmed Abdou

Alexandaria University, Saudi Arabia
Jamilah Ahmed

King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University For Health Science, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol4.iss1.502

Abstract

During the 21st century, nursing is one of growing field internationally wherever image in nursing is an important component of a pro¬fession. Thus, nursing image means that the manner of nursing personnel is professionals who technically and caring competent in comparing to other professionals in the healthcare settings. Objective: assess Saudi secondary school students ' perception toward Image of the Nursing as a Profession. A cross-sectional descriptive correlational research design was developed to collect the data in this research study. The area of studying was carried out at female and male secondary schools at the western region in Jeddah. The sampling technique was utilized non-probability convenience was utilized for this study. The estimated number of students’was150 students from previous settings. The study tool was nursing image questionnaire classified into two parts: the first part is general information and the second part consists of 28-item that classified into four subscales namely: nursing as a profession, nurses’ roles, the image of nursing, and context of social value. Results the main finding of this study was that a statistical significance was found between dimensions of the nursing image and sources of nursing information as a profession in terms of the context of social value with no differences in between male and female Saudi secondary school students perception of nursing as a profession. Therefore, it is recommended that increase the community awareness through mass media to highlight the advantages of the nursing occupation.

Author Biographies

Hala Ahmed Abdou, Alexandaria University, Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration Department, Faculty Of Nursing
Jamilah Ahmed, King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz University For Health Science, Saudi Arabia

Demonstrator, Nursing Department, College Of Nursing,

References

Mahran SA., Nagshabandi E (2012). Impact of perceived public image on turnover intention of femalestudents from joining to nursing profession at King Abdul-Aziz University, Kingdom Saudia Arabia. Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS); 1(1), Nov-Dec 2012: 19-28 DOI: https://doi.org/10.9790/1959-0111928

Gaber MT, Mostafa MS (2013). Comparison of nursing students ‘perceptions about male nursing amongZagazing University in Egypt and Shaqra University in Saudi Arabia. Life Science Journal; 10 (4): 3193-3207

Emeghebo L (2012). The image of nursing as perceived by nurses. Nurse Education Today Journal;32,:e49 –e53 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.10.015

Kalisch J, Begeny S, and Neumann S (2006). The image of the nurse on the internet. Nursing Outlook;55(4): 182-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2006.09.002

Gavin R. N., William L.(2008) What do high academic achieving school pupils really think about acareer in nursing: Analysis of the narrative from paradigmatic case interviews; Nurse Education Today 28, 680–690 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2008.03.008

Kiwanuka A.C (2010). The Dar-El salaam Medical Students’. African Journasl Online, 16(1): 1-5.

Luciana B L , Isabel A C, Gilberto T S , Moacyr L C (2009). An instrument to analyze secondary-levelstudents’ images about nurses. Rev Esc Enferm; 43(2):272-8. www.ee.usp.br/reeusp

Jamila H , Asmaa H (2012). Nursing Image in Qatar: Past, Present and Future. Middle East Journal ofNursing, July, Vol 6 (4): 26-28

Miller-R, K., Chapman, Y., Francis, K. (2006). Historical, Cultural, and Contemporary Influences onthe Status of Women in Nursing in Saudi Arabia.

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Vol 11 (3): 8-16.www. Image/WomeninNursinginSaudiArabia.html

Hallett C (2007). The professional nurse: images and values in nursing. Nursing AdministrationQuarterly; 20(5):32-7

Patricia G., Christine B.(2006) Perceptions of nursing as a career choice of students in the Baccalaureatenursing program; Nurse Education Today 26, 38–44 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.06.004

Johnson M, Goad S and Canada B (2011). Attitudes toward nursing as expressed by nursing and non-nursing college males. Journal of Nursing Education; 23,387-92

Al Dabal B (1999). Choosing a medical career: what influences secondary school female graduate?.Journal of Family and Community Medicine Vol 5 (2): 53-59 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8229.98351

Cabaniss R (2011). Educating nurses to impact change in nursing’s image. Teaching and Learning inNursing Journal; 6,: 112-118 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2011.01.003

Buerhaus P. I.; Donelan K. B.; Ulrich T.; Kirby L.; Norman L.; and Dittus R. (2005). Registered nurses’perceptions of nursing. Nursing Economic $ , vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 110–143.

Harvey V. C.; McMurray N. E (1997). Students’ perceptions of nursing: their relationship to attrition.Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 383–389. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/0148-4834-19971001-08

Tawash E., Seamus C., and Edger A (2012). A triangulation study: Bahraini nursing students’perceptions of nursing as a career. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, August, Vol. 2(3): 81-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/jnep.v2n3p81

Valizadeh L, Ali H (2008). The process of profession's image among nursing students of bachelor`sdegree: A Grounded theory study. Research Journal of Biological Sciences; 3(9):1079-98

Al-Kandari F, Lew I (2005). Kuwaiti high school students’ perceptions of nursing as a profession:implications for nursing education and practice. Journal of nursing Education. ; 44(12): 533-539. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20051201-02

Buerhaus P, Donelan K, Norman L, and Dittus R (2005). Nursing students` perceptions of a career innursing and impact of a national campaign designed to attract people into the nursing profession. Journal of Professional Nursing. ; 21(2):75 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.02.001

Abdlkarim N, El Khouly A, and ReizianA (2004). Male student nurses: concerns, expectations andfears towards the profession. The 18th International Scientific Nursing Conference.;27.