Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.24141/1/4/2/1

Attitudes of nursing students at the University of Applied Health Sciences on nursing in Croatia

Mateo Kosier orcid.org/0000-0003-0710-5967 ; Clinical Hospital Center Sisters of Mercy, Zagreb, Croatia
Snježana Čukljek orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-5818 ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Lučanin ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Nursing is nowadays a recognized profession that no one disputes. Modern nursing favors education as a priority in the professional life of nurses. Post-secondary and higher education of nurses is a standard in modern states. The success of a nurse depends not only on her humaneness and the ability to master modern technology, but also on the continuing education of nurses. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and opinions nursing students of all three years of the undergraduate study have on nursing, identity of the profession, role and position in the health care team and education, and changes and possibilities in the education of nurses in the Republic of Croatia. A total of 281 respondents from all three years of the undergraduate nursing study participated in the study. The highest number of participants, 87.19% (N = 245), are 19 to 22 years old. As expected there is a higher number of female respondents, 91.46% (N = 257), while only 8.54% (N = 24) of the male respondents participated in the research. The obtained results show a great interest in strengthening nursing as a profession and the advancement of nursing towards a brighter and better future in the Republic of Croatia.

Keywords

nursing; education; research; professionalism; attitudes

Hrčak ID:

207633

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/207633

Publication date:

30.10.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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