Effects of Sociability, Service to Nursing Students on Nursing Professionalism in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify factors affecting professionalism of nursing students. This data is meant to be used as a starting point for identifying the educational methods required to build nursing professionalism. From March 18 through April 8, 2022, the subjects of this study were surveyed online through Google. With this, 194 questionnaires were collected from fourth-year students of the nursing department at a university. The analysis revealed a positive correlation between sociability, service, and nursing professionalism, with service having the greatest impact on nursing professionalism (p˂.001). Therefore, it is urgent to prepare a non-regular curriculum program that can cultivate the service of nursing students. Furthermore, it is important to create an educational program that may help nursing students become professionals in the field through a variety of volunteer activities, such as non-face-to-face programs, encouraging voluntary participation, and continuous management.