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%