Motivation for choosing nursing studies

By: RAIAN Mohammed

Academic number : 421100783
Abstract

Background
The retention of nursing students has been identified as the most pressing problem
because of the worldwide concern over the nurse shortage. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the reasons why first-year nursing students chose to pursue
nursing studies within the theoretical framework of self-determination theory. This is
a fundamental step in gaining an understanding of factors that can direct the
implementation of strategic approaches to retain undergraduate nursing students
and prevent their attrition.

Methods
At the University of Palermo's Medical School, we conducted a study.A total of 133
first-year nursing students responded to a two-part survey that included a
sociodemographic assessment and an open-ended question about why they chose to
pursue a career in nursing. Thematic analysis was used to examine the students'
responses. In accordance with the separation of the autonomous and controlled
types of motivation in the self-determination theory, dimensional analysis was done
to confirm an organization along one dimension. A person-centered approach was
used to develop motivational profiles that might categorize groups of students based
on the level and kind of their motivation.

Results
There were created 18 categories.According to the distinction of the autonomous
and controlled forms of motivation in the framework of self-determination, the
factor analysis has demonstrated that the motivations of nursing students can be
arranged along a single dimension. Four motivational profiles have been discovered
by using a person-centered approach: Students who exhibit good quality motivation
(high autonomous and low controlled), poor quality motivation (low autonomous
and high controlled), low quantity motivation (low autonomous and low controlled),
and low quantity and poor quality motivation (i.e., a high prevalence of controlled
motivation) are the four groups of students.

Conclusion
The ability to interpret nursing students' motivations within the theoretical
framework of self-determination theory—a well-researched model that can provide
academic nursing schools with useful information—makes this research important
for advancing strategies that foster and support student motivation.

Kayword
Autonomous motivation ,Choosing nursing, Content analysis, Controlled
motivation,Nursing students, Self-determination theory
Limitation
This study's cross-sectional design precluded the establishment of causal links
between motivations and other situational or dispositional personality factors, like
exam anxiety. Only a longitudinal research can provide a deeper understanding of
how human motivations change over time and the richer dynamics of interactions
between those variables and other context-specific factors. Additionally, a wider
comparison is required to confirm the accuracy of the technique suggested and to
enhance the description of the potential "motivational landscapes" that are most
supportive of nursing students' academic achievement.
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