DETERMINANTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN CHOOSING NURSING PROFESSION AS CAREER, A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF NURSING STUDENTS AT DISTRICT KHAIRPUR SINDH, PAKISTAN.

Abstract

Background: Nursing is an important tier for the health care delivery system. Nurses are holding essential and largest part of health delivery system from direct care to management, performing many functions for the smooth operations of the health care delivery system. Nursing education ignored in Pakistan nowadays many nurses are being enrolled in nursing schools every year. Changes people to join nursing profession may vary from one another. Objectives: Our study's objectives were to explore motivating factors for the nursing profession, and to assess the motivational factors among student nurses. Methods: We conducted Focus Group Discussions with nursing students. Thematic content analysis was done after assigning codes, making sub categories and categories and then driving sub themes and themes. Results: Factors such as wish to become nurse, mostly an alternate as failure to get admission in medicine, to fulfill parents wish, financial support job either public or private and get a chance to settle abroad, and seeking stipend during training. Easy public, private or clinic set up and jobs abroad. According to our study findings most students chose nursing profession as alternate but not their first choice, many personal, professional and financial factors attract students to enroll into the nursing. Conclusion: We conclude that most of the nursing student's perceive nursing being more suitable for females supporting their financial health.