Research Article
The Profile of Saudi Nursing Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Motivations to become a nurse.
| I became a nurse because | Strongly agree | Agree | Undecided | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
| (1) being altruistic “Ethar” is part of Islam teachings | 40.6%
| 39.1%
| 10%
| 4.6%
| 1.3%
|
| (2) I wanted to work in a caring occupation | 45.5%
| 46.6%
| 3%
| 3.8%
| .5%
|
| (3) I wanted to help others cope with illness | 61.7%
| 32.7%
| 2.6%
| 1.5%
| .4%
|
| (4) it would give my life a sense of meaning | 49%
| 36%
| 8.8%
| 4.5%
| 1.1%
|
| (5) I wanted to help people | 58.8%
| 37.8%
| .8%
| 1.5%
| .3%
|
| (6) I felt that it would provide an opportunity for career advancement | 46%
| 37.2%
| 9.2%
| 4.9%
| 1.6%
|
| (7) nursing offered job security | 36.3%
| 41%
| 12.1%
| 6.9%
| 2.4%
|
| (8) I was always interested in science | 42.5%
| 42.4%
| 7.3%
| 5.7%
| .8%
|
| (9) nursing offered job flexibility | 31.4%
| 42.8%
| 11.2%
| 10.0%
| 3%
|
| (10) I could earn a good salary | 19.7%
| 43.7%
| 11.3%
| 19%
| 5%
|
| (11) I like working with people | 35.2%
| 51.4%
| 6.2%
| 4.3%
| .7%
|
| (12) it was a childhood desire | 28.9%
| 27%
| 14.3%
| 19.3%
| 9.2%
|
| (13) it was a family expectation | 16.6%
| 27.0%
| 20.6%
| 23.8%
| 10.5%
|
| (14) of advice from family | 18.8%
| 32.3%
| 11.7%
| 24.7%
| 10.3%
|
| (15) of advice from friend | 13.2%
| 23.2%
| 13.8%
| 35.6%
| 12.7%
|
| (16) of advice from nurse | 11.3%
| 17.8%
| 13.9%
| 39.9%
| 13.9%
|
| (17) of personal experience of health care | 15.8%
| 28.9%
| 13.9%
| 28.6%
| 10.7%
|
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