Fakültede Geçen Bir Yıl: Hemşirelik Birinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Bazı Değişkenler Yönünden Görüşlerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Aim: This research is the students who attend a public university of the first class of the school of nursing satisfaction, critical thinking, and professional self-concept is intended to reveal the relationship between variables and to examine perceptions.
 
 Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study, with a sample of 265 students attending the first year of the Faculty of nursing. Research data was collected during the spring semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. The data in the research are the socio-demographic characteristics data form, Satisfaction Survey, California critical thinking trend scale, professional self concept scale. Descriptive statistics and pearson correlation analysis were used in statistical analysis of the data obtained from the study.
 
 Results: It was found that there was a significant relationship between the academic average of the students in the study and their will decisively coming to school and the concept of the professional self, and this result was predictive. Students' satisfaction, critical thinking professional self-perception levels were not found at the desired level.
 
 Conclusion: As a result of this study, it is recommended that nursing education be reconsidered and new regulations be made on critical thinking, problem solving and professional identity to the courses in the curriculum. In addition, it is proposed to increase social and cultural activities to increase students ' satisfaction with their university and school environment and the city in which they live.