The Profile of Saudi Nursing Workforce: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Perceptions of nursing as a profession.

In my opinion nursing	Strongly agree	Agree	Undecided	Disagree	Strongly disagree
(1) is caring profession	66.0%	29.8%	1.9%	.7%	.3%
(2) is for women	15.2%	21.9%	8.1%	37.8%	16.1%
(3) requires physical activity	36.6%	46.0%	5.1%	8.8%	1.8%
(4) is a profession that is subservient to doctors	13.8%	25.1%	7.0%	37.7%	14.8%
(5) does not require high academic qualifications	10.1%	20.1%	8.4%	33.7%	26%
(6) is a stressful career	47.1%	39.3%	3.2%	7.0%	2.3%
(7) offers variety	35.8%	49.4%	6.7%	5.3%	1.6%
(8) is a respected profession	19.6%	26.9%	15.1%	25.9%	12%
(9) is well paid	18.1%	55.3%	9.3%	10.7%	5.7%
(10) requires you to be away from home for long time	52.1%	36.4%	2.4%	5.5%	3%