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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The poor knowledge and attitude towards nursing as a profession has made nursing a low profile course, and hinders its advancement even more. The public's attitudes towards nursing appear to depend upon the degree of knowledge and economic power nurses receive. Perceptions of advanced secondary school students of nursing are important because they offer strategic clues towards successful recruitment of the next generation of nurses. To attract more individuals to the profession, a positive image of nursing needs to be engendered by nurse education and the general community. Attitudes, beliefs, and values are highly subjective areas, usually based upon perception and not fact. The aim of the present study is to compare the relationship between cognitive motivation, student adjustment and attitudes toward nursing profession based on the student nurses perceptions in three universities. It was carried out in faculty of Nursing from three universities in two countries; in Egypt from Suez Canal and Port-said University and in Sudan from Shendi University. Data was collected by using one tool contains 4 main parts based on Shaqora, 2002. The study revealed that there are significant differences between study groups regarding cognitive motivation, nursing image and student adjustment. Also, there are a significant relationship between academic year and knowledge motivation. However, no significant relationship was seen between academic year and Nursing image or student adjustment. From the foregoing discussion, it can be concluded that Student's perception of nursing affected cognitive motivation and student adjustment in the three colleges, also there are an obvious needs for conducting further studies on the perception of the nursing students in other different regions. Within this context, there is a great demand for strategies and programs that take into consideration the needs of public awareness regarding nursing profession which indirectly affect student's adjustment, attitude and academic success. |
| Keywords: Nursing Image, Cognitive Motivation, Student Adjustment, Attitudes, Nursing Profession |
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