Using a descriptive design, 641 college-bound high school seniors (CBHSS) in the
Washington, DC, metropolitan area were surveyed to determine why nursing is not selected …

The purpose of this study was to describe the effects of motivating factors and characteristics
of the nursing profession on students selecting nursing as a career. Students from three …

Using a cross-sectional design, we surveyed 700 10th and llth-grade students in Dade
County, Florida, to examine high school students' opinions of a nursing career and the …

The study assessed perceptions about a career in nursing, the nursing shortage, decision to
enroll in a nursing education program, and awareness and effect of the Johnson & Johnson …

Motivation factors in a student's choice of nursing as a career were the focus of this study.
There was a three-fold purpose: definition of nursing, reasons for choosing nursing, and …

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION As reflected in Table 1 [see page 14 of original document],
the majority of the sample were women (95.7%, n= 66), Euro-American (85.5%, n= 59) …

To increase the number of practicing nurses, high school students must be attracted to
nursing as a career. This study compares sophomore high school students' perceptions of …

Purpose: Middle school has been identified as the prime age group to begin nursing
recruitment efforts because students have malleable perceptions about nursing as a future …

The five most influential recruitment activities reported were interactions with ill people,
interactions with nurses in practice, advice from family and friends, advice from student …

Many strategies are currently needed to address a profound nursing shortage that is
threatening health care quality. One strategy is to increase the interest of youth in the …