Exploring Innovativeness Attitudes of Nursing Students Who Receive Vocational Education

Background: Exploring the innovative attitudes of nursing students in vocational education fosters the development of adaptable and forward-thinking healthcare professionals. Aim of the study: To explore innovative attitudes of nursing students who receive vocational education. Subjects and Methods: Research design: A descriptive research design was used in the study. Setting: The study was conducted in the Technical Institute of Nursing at Al Zahraa University Hospital. Subject: Sample purpose sample of all available student nurses from the total number of students (292). Tools of data collection: Three tools were used in the study. Tool I: Self-administrative questionnaire sheet. Tool II: The Individual Innovativeness Scale. Tool III: The Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire. Results: The current study revealed that 72.9% of the studied nursing students showed a positive disposition toward innovation, and 50.7% of the studied nursing students showed positive attitudes toward evidence-based practices. Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between nursing students’ personal characteristics and their attitudes toward evidence-based practice and innovation. However, a positive correlation was found between evidence-based practice attitudes and innovativeness. Recommendations: Provide training programs for nursing students to develop skills in using evidence-based practice and enhance their levels of innovation