Why Nursing and Midwifery Students Do Research and Participate in Scientific Activities?

Authors : Nevin AKDOLUN BALKAYA, Naciye DEMİRTAŞ ÇEVİK, Meral ATİK NALBANT, Duygu MURAT ÖZTÜRK, Emel AĞARTAN, Ayşe ÖNDER

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Publication Date : 2014-04-02

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aimed to investigate reasons of undergraduate nursing/midwifery students’ engagement in scientific activities. This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted during V. National Nursing Students Congress in Urfa. The sample included 133 of 550 registered students who were available and accepted to participate. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire including 36 questions about demographics, scientific activities and reasons of students during sessions by self-report. The average age of students was 22 and 95% of them were female. Of students 72.9% were attended at a congress the first-time and 86.5% with at least one study. They said that they carried out research because they want to improve themselves insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(73.7%);, learn how to do a research insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57.9%); and contribute to improvements of their professions insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(44.4%);. Of participants 79.7% have decided to do the research and 43.6% have determined the study issues themselves. They were supported by their advisors insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(98.4%); and friends insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(53.5%); for their scientific activities, and 91.3% of participants found their advisors’ supports sufficient.  67.7% of attendants have also got economical supports and 70% of them were supported by their families. Students said that by doing research their problem solving skills are improved insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66.9%);, they learned teamwork insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(66.2%);, writing and communication insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57.9%);, but lack of sufficient time was their major problem insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(84.2%);. A significant number of students wanted to perpetuate their scientific activities to make academic career insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(92.5%); and practice their profession insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(89.5%); in the future. Findings suggest that almost all of the participants desired to do the research to resume their scientific activities and to make academic carrier.
Keywords : Nursing, midwifery, education, undergraduate research, scientific activity