Assessment of Nurses’ Perception Towards Nursing Profession in Public Hospitals Under Addis Ababa Health Bureau, Ethiopia
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2011-05
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Whatever notion or idea best describes nursing and whatever set of activities it is
defined, it is clear that there are different perceptions of nursing. Perception by itself is merely
defied as an idea, belief, or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand
something. The Perception of nursing may vary depending on age, educational level, social and
professional experience. Objective: To assess Nurses’ Perception among Professional Nurses
in public hospitals under Addis Ababa Health bureau, Ethiopia. Methods: Institution based
cross sectional quantitative descriptive study with a cross sectional study design was used to
assess the perception of nursing among professional nurses. The sample size was determined by
using a formula for estimating a single population proportion. Sample size was 264. Data
collection was carried out using structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed
using EP Info version 3.5.1 and transformed to SPSS version 15.00 in the computer for further
analysis. The analyses was verified using descriptive interpretation for demographic variables
using frequencies and means, and comparative interpretation was employed for internal
analyses using cross tabulation. The significance was checked using p value 0.05 and 95%
confidence interval. Result: the response rate was 256 (96%). Majority (67.6%) were female
nurses. More than half (56%) of nurses had good perception towards nursing. A significant
association was seen between educational level and perception of nursing (P < 0.05). In
addition education and perception of important aspects of nursing had shown association (P<
0.05).Conclusion & recommendation: Majority of nurses who participated in this study had
good perception towards nursing. Occupational factors were identified as a leading factor which
affects perception. Though this research lay down a base for the assessment of perception
towards nursing by nurse professionals in our country, further researches are recommended.
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Public Hospitals, Nursing profession