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Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.


ABSTRACT:

Background

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nursing profession faces significant challenges including; failure to recruit high school students into nursing education, poor nursing identity, and lack of awareness about the nursing profession. The level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession are critical to recruit and retain students into nursing education, and to improve nurses' sense of identity.

Aim

To explore the level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenient sample of 502 adults including106 males and 396 females, their mean age was 22.93?±?6.76?years. Data collected included; socio-cultural data, gender preference in getting nursing care, awareness, and perceived socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0.

Results

Only 32.5% preferred to get nursing care by Saudis. The nursing profession was not viewed as a respected job as 71.5% of participants would be ashamed of having a nurse in their families. The study revealed a low median knowledge score (50.0, IQR: 50.0-66.7)). The study highlighted a number of socio-cultural barriers to pursue a nursing career including; the gender-mixed working environment (35.9%), delayed marriage of female nurses (20.3%), and the negative effect of nursing profession on social life (64.5%).

Conclusions

Half of the sample had a knowledge score below 50.0 out of 100. This level of poor awareness, in addition to socio-cultural perceived barriers are the main factors contributing to the negative public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. Understanding these factors could contribute to implementing focused intervention to improve the negative stereotype of the nursing profession among Saudis.

SUBMITTER: Elmorshedy H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7285542 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia.

Elmorshedy Hala H   AlAmrani Abrar A   Hassan Mona Hassan Ahmed MHA   Fayed Amel A   Albrecht Susan Ann SA  

BMC nursing 20200609


<h4>Background</h4>In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the nursing profession faces significant challenges including; failure to recruit high school students into nursing education, poor nursing identity, and lack of awareness about the nursing profession. The level of community awareness and public image of the nursing profession are critical to recruit and retain students into nursing education, and to improve nurses' sense of identity.<h4>Aim</h4>To explore the level of community awareness and pu  ...[more]

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