Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the image of the profession of nursing in the society in the COVID-19 pandemic process. Materials and Methods: The study is of the cross-sectional descriptive type. The sample was determined with the snowball sampling method. The questionnaire forms were sent online to the participants between 15 August and 1 September 2020. 1020 individuals who responded to the questionnaires were included in the study. A Descriptive Information Form and the Nursing Image Scale (NIS) were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-test and ANOVA. Results: There were significant differences in the mean NIS general view and communication subscale scores based on gender, in the mean NIS total and subscale scores based on marital status, educational level, occupation, place of residence, having a nurse relative working during the pandemic and view towards the profession of nursing and in the mean NIS occupational and educational qualities subscale score based on hospitalization during the pandemic process (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was found in the study that the image of nursing in the society was positive in the pandemic period.
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