CORRELATION BETWEEN MOTIVATING FACTORS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AND CHOOSING PROFESSION AS A CAREER: A STUDY FROM PAKSITAN.

J Peop Univ Med Health Sci. 2025:15(2),79-85. http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2025/15.02.626

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A person's choice of career is a significant life decision. This choice entails picking a vocation that meets one's needs and expectations among a variety of possibilities. People are educated in the field they choose for this crucial decision. It is generally acknowledged that
society views nursing favorably as a vocation since it provides social mobility, job security, and a wide range of career options. OBJECTIVE: This research study was intended to determine motivating factors of nursing studetns toward decide on nursing field as a career. DESIGN OF
STUDY: Descriptive Cross-Sectional study. PLACE & DURATION: from Government Nursing School Januray 2018 to March 2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross cross-sectional study was lead during Jan-March 2018 on 98 nurses, studying at Government nursing school in Karachi, with minimum qualification of 3 years diploma in nursing. The data collection instrument consisted of a section on demographic information and Structured Questionarrie. The analysis of data was done through SPSS v27, and Data scrutiny involved in the use of descriptive statistics and chi square test were used. RESULTS: In this study, 61.7% and 56.6% answered that the reason for prefer nursing profession is the providing of care and helping to the people. A extraordinary proportion of students (100%) choose to nursing profession based on their perception for an ideal opportunity of employment. At a rate of (83.8%) and (60%) students stated that nursing is a valuable work in the society. The highest percentage of the students (100%) stated that the main reason for choosing nursing profession include the anticipation for attractive salaries and advance degrees in nursing. At a rate of (70.5%) students would be willing to work another field. CONCLUSION: Students' preference for advanced degrees in nursing, the possibility of easily accessible employment, high income, and the desire to assist and care for others continue to be the most compelling reasons for selecting the nursing profession.