Abstract
PURPOSE: This study is a descriptive survey study aiming to examine the internal, external, and social images of nurses as perceived by Korean college students and clarifying the relationship between these images.METHODS: This study was performed using a structured questionnaire from May 2 to 14, 2016. Data were collected from 221 college students and were statistically interpreted using t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient.RESULTS: The study results are as follows: First, the internal image of nurses was scored at 3.46 points, the external image at 2.78, and the social image at 2.76. Second, a significant positive correlation was found between the internal, external, and social images as well as between the external and social images, implying the importance of both internal and external images of nurses.CONCLUSION: The results of this study are expected to be used as a reference base for devising strategies and measures for the enhancement of internal, external, and social images of nurses for future healthcare consumers.
Highlights
Nursing care has become widely recognized as a profession (Choi & Ha, 2009) and the image of nursing care and of nurses has been changed positively (Seong, Yeom, & Do, 2014) as the varied and independent roles of nurses have been recently required in nursing care for patients.This image of nursing care contributes to raising nurses' status and developing nursing science
The study results are as follows: First, the internal image of nurses was scored at 3.46 points, the external image at 2.78, and the social image at 2.76
Nursing is recognized as a profession that demonstrates expertise and skill, its social image is found to be associated with relatively low perceptions as a profession to encourage family and relatives or to have a good social status (Park & Park, 2014)
Summary
Nursing care has become widely recognized as a profession (Choi & Ha, 2009) and the image of nursing care and of nurses has been changed positively (Seong, Yeom, & Do, 2014) as the varied and independent roles of nurses have been recently required in nursing care for patients.This image of nursing care contributes to raising nurses' status and developing nursing science. Nursing is recognized as a profession that demonstrates expertise and skill, its social image is found to be associated with relatively low perceptions as a profession to encourage family and relatives or to have a good social status (Park & Park, 2014). Since these consumers have such low perceptions of nurses, this may reduce job satisfaction among nurses and have a negative influence on the quality of nursing care (Roberts & Vasquez, 2004). Measures need to be devised to promote the correct awareness of nurses to themselves and future medical service consumers
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