查看文章

jirwe m. & rudman a. (2012) Why choose a career in nursing? Journal of Advanced Nursing68(7), 1615–1623.

Aim.  This paper examines the prevalence of various career‐choice motives given by nursing students in two national cohorts at the beginning and end of their education respectively and how these motives are interrelated and associated with perceived career‐choice stress.

Background.  Several international studies have identified various motives for choosing nursing. The degree to which motives are autonomous or controlled affects an individual’s professional development and health. Earlier research on career choice has used small non‐representative samples.

Design.  Cross‐sectional survey.

Methods.  This was a study of all Swedish undergraduate nursing students in their first (n = 1697) or last (n = 1150) year. The data for this study were collected in 2002, forming the baseline …