eley d., eley r., bertello m. & rogers‐clark c.(2012) Why did I become a nurse? Personality
traits and reasons for entering nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing68 (7), 1546–1555 …

Background Personality is deemed to play a part in an individual's choice of work, with
individuals' preferencing a profession or field of work that will satisfy their personal needs …

mclaughlin k., moutray m. & moore c.(2010) Career motivation in nursing students and the
perceived influence of significant others. Journal of Advanced Nursing66 (2), 404–412 …

Background. Gendered views of nursing remain widespread. This study explores how such
views may influence student nurses' career aspirations. Method. A group of preregistration …

Aim To identify what motivates individuals to engage in a nursing career. Background
Recruitment and retention of nurses is a worldwide concern that is associated with several …

It is widely accepted that nursing as a career is viewed favourably by society in that it offers
job security, mobility and career variety. The main reason for choosing nursing in the 21st …

An award-winning journalist spoke to a group of students during their first month in a
baccalaureate nursing program, challenging the nursing profession to abandon its image of …

Objective: To compare and contrast the reasons that nurses and nursing students provide for
entering and leaving nursing. Design: A quantitative cross sectional cohort design with …

Developing a professional identity is an essential transition for nursing students as they
move through their undergraduate degree. Professional identity is described as a person's …

Aims and objectives. This paper reports on non‐mature general nursing students'
perceptions of nursing as a career prior to their first clinical placement. Background. It is …