Reasons for the Choise of Course By Nursing Students - An Exploratory Study

Abstract

Background: the option of students by degree course in nursing requires motivation, and that motivation is a determining factor in the quality of learning and student performance. With this study, we intend to identify the factors influencing the students in the choice of degree course in nursing. Objetive: to this end we have embarked on a quantitative approach, descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional. Methodology: he used the method of questionnaire, organized and tested for this purpose and applied to a purposive sample of 54 students from the 4th year of a college of nursing. Results: the results identified that the reasons that led the students to opt for nursing, stood out the intrinsic / personal aspects expressed in the choice of "Personal Options" followed by "Liking caring for others" or "help each other", to the detriment extrinsic aspects, "alternative course", "socio-economic valuation of the profession", "Valuing scientific area" and the "externa! influence or friends / couples or families." Conclusion: the study helped identify factors that influence the student in choosing the degree course in nursing, identifying the prevalence of intrinsic / personal factors, however, the lack of analysis of the reasons for nationality, intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and support them, with a multivariate analysis other information / questioned variables.