Factors influencing the decision to study nursing

Pomanjkanje medicinskih sester postaja globalni problem, zato je potrebno razumeti dejavnike, ki vplivajo na posameznika, da se odloči za ta poklic. Razloge zakaj se nekdo odloči za določen poklic so začeli teoretiki podrobneje raziskovati šele ob koncu 18. stoletja. V diplomskem delu smo se osredotočili na raziskovanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na izbiro študija zdravstvene nege.Pri izdelavi teoretičnega dela diplomskega dela smo uporabili deskriptivno metodo dela. V okviru empiričnega dela smo uporabili kvantitativno metodologijo raziskovanja. Izvedli smo raziskavo, s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika sestavljenega iz 11 vprašanj, na eni izmed fakultet za zdravstvene vede v Sloveniji. Sodelovalo je 90 študentov. Raziskavo smo izvedli meseca avgusta 2017. S pomočjo računalniškega programa Microsoft Office Word 2013 in Microsoft Office Excel 2013 smo rezultate ankete obdelali in prikazali.Na podlagi analize pridobljenih podatkov smo ugotovili, da so notranji dejavniki, kot so možnost pomagati drugim in delo z ljudmi najpomembneje ocenjeni dejavniki vpliva na odločitev za izbiro študija zdravstvene nege. Po oceni pomembnosti jim nato sledijo zunanji dejavniki z možnostjo razvoja kariere, nato zaposlitvena stabilnost in z njo možnost zaposlitve v tujini. Dejavniki, ki so jih anketiranci označili kot najmanj vplivne so vpliv drugih na odločitev izbire študija.Lack of nurses is becoming global problem, so it is necessary to understand factors that influence an individual to decide for this profession. Reasons why someone decides for a particular profession were began to explore by theorists only at the end of 18th century. In the dissertation, we focused on exploring the influence of factors on the decision to study nursing.We used descriptive method of work for making of theoretical part of a dissertation. In the framework of the empirical part, we used a quantitative research methodology. We carried out research, with the help of questionnaire consisting of 11 questions at one of the faculties of health sciences in Slovenia. 90 students participated. The survey was conducted in August 2017. The results of the survey were processed and displayed using the Microsoft Office Word 2013 and Microsoft Office Excel 2013 software. Based on the analysis of the acquired data, we have found that internal factors, such as the ability to help others and work with people, are the most important factors influencing the decision to choose nursing studies. According to the assessment of the importance, they are followed by external factors with the possibility of career development, then employment stability and with it the possibility of employment abroad. The factors that the respondents considered as the least influential are the influence of others on the choice of study choices