Authors : Shahin Tohidi, Zahra Dalir and Arezoo Shayan
Abstract: One of the feature any profession is that it occupies a social standing relative to other professions. Nurses make up>70% of the health care team and lack of attention to the social status of the nursing profession and feel worthless important factor that threatens to turn professional in this field. This study aimed to determine the This study was a cross- sectional conducted in 2014. The study population consisted staff nurses working in all hospitals located in Mashhad, Iran. The required sample size was calculated as 250, based on an error margin of 5 and 95% CI. The nursing job status questionnaire was created by the researcher. The score of jobs status was standard based on 0-100. Nursing job status Questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 85% And Content validity by 10 members of the faculty Mashhad Nursing was confirmed. The quantitative analysis of this study used the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). There were no statistically significant differences in mean total job status scores between educational levels, nurses’ sex, work experience, age group, clinical instructor experience and work units. Nurses’ Total job status was % 0.8 (n = 2), %27.2 (n = 68), %67.6 (n = 169), %4.4 (n = 11) very weak, weak, moderate and grate respectively. verbal communicati on the greatest impact on the professional status of nurses. According to the clarify attitude of nurses to factors affecting the status and dignity of the nursing profession The authorities can take measures to enhance the professional status of nursing resulting in job satisfaction and quality of patient care plan.
Shahin Tohidi, Zahra Dalir and Arezoo Shayan, 2016. Attitude of Nurses from the Nursing Profession Status and its Influencing Factors: A Cross Sectional Study. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 124-131.