TY  - JOUR
T1  - Attitude of Nurses from the Nursing Profession Status and its
Influencing Factors: A Cross Sectional Study
AU - Tohidi, Shahin AU - Dalir, Zahra AU - Shayan, Arezoo 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
SP  - 124
EP  - 131
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.124.131
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.124.131
KW  - Occupation status
KW  -job prestige
KW  -nurse
KW  -Iran
KW  -patient
AB  - 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.
ER  -