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Factors Influencing Nursing Students' Choices of a Place of Employment


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Factors Influencing Nursing Students' Choices of a Place of Employment

Article information

Korean J Health Promot. 2018;18(4):184-193
Publication date (electronic) : 2018 December 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.4.184
Sun Ju You1, Jong Kyung Kim2, Myun Sook Jung3, Se Young Kim4, Eun Kyung Kim5
1Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.
2College of Nursing, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
3College of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
4Department of Nursing, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
5Department of Nursing Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
Corresponding author: Jong Kyung Kim, PhD, RN. College of Nursing, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 31116, Korea. Tel: +82-41-550-3893, Fax: +82-41-559-7902, jongkimk@dankook.ac.kr
Received 2018 August 08; Revised 2018 September 30; Accepted 2018 October 04.

Abstract

Background

Despite increasing the number of newly licensed nurses across Korea, shortages caused by geographical imbalances remains a significant concern. Therefore, understanding nursing students' attitudes to working and living, factors influencing where they first choose to work after graduation is useful in formulating appropriate interventions to retain nurses in regional areas.

Methods

A total of 329 senior nursing students from areas outside Metropolitan Seoul completed self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using t-test, chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis.

Results

Of the respondents, 57.8% reported that they planned to work in the region in which their school was located. The three factors ranked as having the greatest influence on their decision to work in non-metropolitan regions were: the cost of living, housing costs, and the proximity to family. Enjoyable aspects of rural life contributed positively to students' intentions to work in non-metropolitan regions, whereas isolation and socialization problems negatively affected their intentions to work in such areas.

Conclusions

Greater consideration should be given to improving working conditions and housing environments in non-metropolitan regions.

Keywords: Nursing students; Rural hospitals; Employment

Notes

This Research was supported (in part) by Research Funds of Mokpo National University in 2016.

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Table 1

General characteristics of the subjects (n=329)

Table 1

Table 2

Nursing student attitudes to working and living in regional areas (n=329)

Table 2

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

Modified from reference 15 with permission from author via e-mail.

Table 3

Factors influencing the choice to work in regional areas (n=329)

Table 3

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

Modified from reference 16 with permission from author via e-mail.

Table 4

Factors influencing first career choice of nursing students (n=329)

Table 4

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

Modified from reference 17 with permission from author via e-mail.

Table 5

Factors influencing students' intention to pursue a first career in their nursing school region (n=329)

Table 5

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.