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Volume 7
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Nursing Global 2018
March 01-03, 2018
March 01-03, 2018 | London, UK
47
th
Global Nursing & Healthcare Conference
Professıonal value orientation and career choice of Turkish and United States nursing students
Joyce Simones
1
and
Sultan Ayaz
2
1
St. Cloud State University, USA
2
Islamic University of Gaza, Turkey
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areer choice is someone’s inclination to one of various professions which she/he believes that the job includes activities
which she/he is best at and will be the most satisfying one for her/himself. A research study inquiring about professional
values and career choice was conducted with nursing students from a midwest USA nursing program and a nursing program
in Turkey. In this study, the mean scores of nursing students in the US and nursing students in Turkey obtained on Nursing
Career Decision Scale were compared. Vocational Congruence mean score of USA students (38.5±5.9) was found to be higher
than that of Turkey students (29.6±8.9). When comparing the Survival Needs subscale scores, mean score of Turkey students
(17.2±4.5) was found to be significantly higher than that of USA students (15.8±3.9). These findings showed that USA students
primarily considered suitability of a profession for themselves whereas Turkey students firstly considered living conditions.
Biography
Joyce Simones has been a Nursing Professor for over 25 years teaching Baccalaureate students in the areas of Leadership, Medical/Surgical, Ethics, Foundations,
and Home Care. Her clinical areas of practice have been critical/cardiac care and home care. Her research and publications have involved student thinking during
medication administration, delegation through simulation, professional values, career choice, role of the RN in the emergency trauma unit, and role of the RN in
home care after the Prospective Payment System.
Joyce Simones et al., J Nurs Care 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-064