Professıonal value orientation and career choice of Turkish and United States nursing students

47^th Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference

March 01-03, 2018 | London, UK

Joyce Simones and Sultan Ayaz

St. Cloud State University, USA
Islamic University of Gaza, Turkey

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Career choice is someoneâ��s inclination to one of various professions which she/he believes that the job includes activities which she/he is best at and will be the most satisfying one for her/himself. A research study inquiring about professional values and career choice was conducted with nursing students from a midwest USA nursing program and a nursing program in Turkey. In this study, the mean scores of nursing students in the US and nursing students in Turkey obtained on Nursing Career Decision Scale were compared. Vocational Congruence mean score of USA students (38.5�±5.9) was found to be higher than that of Turkey students (29.6�±8.9). When comparing the Survival Needs subscale scores, mean score of Turkey students (17.2�±4.5) was found to be significantly higher than that of USA students (15.8�±3.9). These findings showed that USA students primarily considered suitability of a profession for themselves whereas Turkey students firstly considered living conditions.

Biography :

Joyce Simones has been a Nursing Professor for over 25 years teaching Baccalaureate students in the areas of Leadership, Medical/Surgical, Ethics, Foundations, and Home Care. Her clinical areas of practice have been critical/cardiac care and home care. Her research and publications have involved student thinking during medication administration, delegation through simulation, professional values, career choice, role of the RN in the emergency trauma unit, and role of the RN in home care after the Prospective Payment System.