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Adolesent’s Perception Towards Nursing As A Choice Of Career Amoug S.s.s.3 Student
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1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This study is design to explore the perception of adolescent on choice of nursing as a career.
The study is of great significance to the researcher, adolescent, nursing profession and the society at large What as stated below.
• The outcome of the study will enable the researcher to know the level of understanding of adolescent on nursing profession and the value placed on it by them.• The study will serve as an indirect enlightment campaign to the student t, the society and people who wish to choose nursing as a profession or encourage their relations to choose nursing profession.• It will help in maintaining the professional nursing profession by maintaining the professional expectation and responsibilities of the old members.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION
• What is the level of knowledge of adolescent on nursing profession.
• What are the perceptions of adolescent on choosing nursing as career.
• What are the factors that influence their choice of nursing as career.
1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESI
• There is no significant relationship between adolescent knowledge and choosing nursing as career.
• There is no significant relationship between perception of adolescent and choice of nursing as career.
• There is no significant relationship between factors that influence their choice and consideration of nursing as career.
1.7 SCOPE DELIMINATION OF THE STUDY
The study is carried out among adolescents students of S.S.S 3 of selected secondary schools in Ilorin. The selected secondary schools are government girls day secondary school Oko-Erin, government day secondary school Odo-Ekun and Baboko Community Secondary School Ilorin.
1.8 DEFINATION OF TERMS
• Adolescent: refers to the transitional years between childhood and adulthood in Human development, generally, referred to as teenage years.
• Perception: conscious understanding of something.
• Career: one’s calling in life; a person’s occupation; one’s profession.
• Choice : an option, an opportunity to choose or select something.
• Nursing: is a dynamic caring and helping relationship in which the nurses assist the client to achieves the optimal health
• Nurse: a person who is qualified in the art and science and meet certain prescribed standard of education and clinical competence.
• Profession: is a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.
• Secondary school: a state school attended between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18. It usually follows primary education and leads to either employment or college/ university education.
• Student: a person who studies a particular academic subject.
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LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 4.1.1shown distribution age of respondentsTable 4.1.2 shown sex distribution of the respondentsTable 4.1.3 shows religion distribution of the respondentsTable 4.1.4 shows the family background of the respondentsTable 4.1.5 shows the ethnicity distribution of respondentsTable 4.1.6 shows the level of education of respondents ParentsTable 4.1.7 shows respondents parents occupationTable 4.1.8 have you heard about nursing professionTable 4.1.9 if yes ,where ?Table 4.1.10 who is a ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]TABLE OF CONTENTCover pageTitle pageCertificationAbstractDedicationAcknowledgement Table of contentList of contentCHAPTER ONE1.0Â Â Â Introduction1.1Â Â Â Background of the study1.2Â Â Â Statement of problem1.3Â Â Â Objectives of the study1.4Â Â Â Significant of the study1.5Â Â Â Research questions1.6Â Â Â Research hypothesis1.7Â Â Â Scope of the study1.8Â Â Â Operational Definition of TermsCHAPTER TWO2.0Â Â Â Literature Review2.1Â Â Â Adolescent 2.2Â Â Â Nurse2.3Â Â Â Nursing2.4Â Â ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]2.2 APPLICATION TO THE STUDYÂ Â Â It Explains How Adolescents Choose Career or education program that fits their personality,17 in other to achieve career well- being, success and job satisfaction. the theory has largely influenced the explanations on how personalities influence career choice in the context of work/ job expectation .*Â Â Â Â If people of the same personality type are working together they create a work environment that fits their type e.g if nurses of nurses of same personalit ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The sample size is 60, and the researcher use 60 questionnaire.3.6 INSTRUMENTS FOR DATA COLLECTIONThe instruments used for data collection was a 25-items self administered questionnaire consist of both open and closed ended questions. The open ended part comprises of socio-demographic section, and items measuring the knowledge, perception of nursing as career choice while the open ended questions were aimed at making some clarifications and explanations on issues bordering on career choice.3.7 ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 16 ]TESTING OF RESEARCH HYPOTHESISThe research hypothesis will be tested using chi-square (x2) to either accept or reject the Nil hypothesis (Ho)Chi-square formulawhere     e =expected value           o= observed valueHYPOTHESIS 1:There is no significant relationship between adolescent knowledge and choosing nursing as a career.To Calculate the expected value (e), multiply the column total for the cell by row total for that cell and divide by the total number of observation for t ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.0Â Â Â DISCUSSION OF FINDING Â Â Â This research was carried out to find out the adolescents perception towards Nursing as a career among S.S.S 3 Students of selected Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin. Â Â Â The discussion of findings is based on primary data in which questions were developed on the well-structured questionnaire and distributed to 60 students in selected secondary school in Ilorin which was all retrieved and analyzed. Â Â Â The study reveals that 27% the respo ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCE1.   American nurses association, 2012. Nursing w-world; nursing shortage. Accessed on 6 march 2016.http //www.nursing world.org\nursing.2.   Department of health, (2006).A national human resources plan for health Pretoria, south Africa3.   Eley. D, Eley. R, bertello, M. Rogers-clerk C(2012) why did I become a nurses ; personality traits and reasons for entering nursing. Journal of advanced nursing, 68(7), 1546-15554.   Gray N, Azzopardi P, Kennedy E, Willerderf E, creat ... Continue reading---
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