Assessing Attitude of Undergraduate Nursing Students towards Nursing Profession and It’s Relation to Study Adjustment

Background: The goal of nursing education is the development of the nursing profession and graduating nurses who are professional and who possess good study adjustment to be able to perform their duties as nurses and become a leader. Aim of the study: This study aimed to explore the attitude of undergraduate nursing students towards the nursing profession and it's relation to study adjustment. Design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted in Nursing College, Aswan University. Sample: A convenience sample composed of 50% (706) of undergraduate nursing students. Tools: Tool I: Self-administrative questionnaire was included Socio-Demographic Information. Tool II: The Attitude Scale toward Nursing Profession (ASNP). Tool III: Study adjustment scale to assess students‟ adjustment. Result: The current study revealed that the majority 66.0% of the studied nursing students had a positive attitude toward the profession, 22.7% of them had a neutral attitude and 11.3% had a negative attitude. 73.5% of the studied nursing students had a positive study adjustment while 26.5% had a negative study adjustment. Conclusion: The current study concluded that there was a positive correlation between the studied nursing students' attitudes toward the nursing profession and their study adjustment. There was a highly statistically significant relation between studied nursing students' socio-demographic characteristics, total attitude, and their study adjustment toward the nursing profession. Recommendations: Training sessions and open discussions should be organized to improve nursing students' attitudes toward the nursing profession.