Abstract
Background: Although in the past, the decision to enter the nursing profession was mainly due to intrinsic motives, more recent generations present additional extrinsic career choice motives. The motivation of choosing a nursing career may be affected by global health events, such as COVID-19. Purpose: To examine the motivation for choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Methods: A repeated cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 first-year nursing students at a university in Israel. A questionnaire was distributed during 2020 and 2021. Linear regression evaluated the motives that predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Results: Intrinsic motives were the leading motives for choosing a nursing career in a univariate analysis. A multivariate linear model revealed that choosing a nursing career during the pandemic was associated with extrinsic motives (β=.265, P <.001). Intrinsic motives did not predict choosing a nursing career during COVID-19. Conclusion: Reassessment of motives among candidates may help the efforts of faculty and nursing to recruit and retain nurses in the profession.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E116-E121 |
| Journal | Nurse Educator |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jul 2023 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- career choice
- global health events
- nursing profession
- self-determination theory
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Fundamentals and skills
- Education
- General Nursing
- LPN and LVN