How Does COVID-19 Pandemic Influence the Sense of Belonging and Decision-Making Process of Nursing Students: The Study of Nursing Students' Experiences

Financial consideration, internal and external influence, personal goal, and educational achievement always influence the decision-making process and behavior of individuals. Using nursing students as the population, the researcher employed the Social Cognitive Career Theory as the theoretical frame...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-08, Vol.17 (15), p.5603
Main Author: Dos Santos, Luis Miguel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification
Career development planning
Careers
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - virology
COVID-19
Curricula
Curriculum
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Male
Medical research
Motivation
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Staff
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
Republic of Korea
Research methodology
SARS-CoV-2
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
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Summary:Financial consideration, internal and external influence, personal goal, and educational achievement always influence the decision-making process and behavior of individuals. Using nursing students as the population, the researcher employed the Social Cognitive Career Theory as the theoretical framework to examine the nursing human resources shortages and how would the COVID-19 pandemic influence the experiences, sense of belonging, and career decision-making process of 58 nursing students in South Korea. The researcher categorized the sharing into two groups, which were before the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicated that financial consideration was the significant reason why South Korean nursing students decided to study nursing regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic. More importantly, almost all participants decided to leave the nursing profession due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consideration between financial factor and personal sacrifice. The outcomes of this study provided a blueprint for human resources professionals, government leaders, policymakers, school leaders, and hospital managers to reform their current curriculum and human resources planning to overcome the potential human resources gaps in the soon future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17155603