Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl)
J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
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Determination of attitudes towards scientific research of nursing students
Remziye Semerci, Seher Ünver, Zeynep Özkan Kızılcık,
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lker Avcıbaşı
Trakya University, Turkey
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esearch culture must be acquired during undergraduate education for development of nursing profession and
professionalization. The purpose of this study is to determine nursing student’ attitude toward scientific research.
Descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 375 students in 2015-2016 year the spring period. Data were
collected “Questionnaire” and “Attitude Scale towards Scientific Studies”. Data analysis involved calculation of descriptive
statistics (mean, standard deviation, min, max, frequency and percentile), Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H, Spearman
Correlation, Chi-square (p<0,05). 90.1% (338) of students were female, 33.9% (127) were fourth class, 38.1% of students took
statistics and research courses, 13.6% of students had scientific research experience, 21.6% of students followed the continuous
broadcast related to nursing, 47.5% of students participated in scientific activities. There was a statistically significant difference
between class of students and participate in scientific activities, fourth class students were more participate in scientific
activities then other class (p<0.05). It was found that a positive correlation between the age of students and “Positive Attitude
towards Research” of an average of points. It was found that a positive correlation between the “Reluctance to Be Helpful to
Researchers” average of points and “Negative Attitude towards Research” average of points of students. Students who had
scientific research experience, followed the continuous broadcast related to nursing and participated in scientific activities had
high average points of “Positive Attitude towards Research” (p<0.05). It was determined many of nursing students don’t show
negative attitude towards scientific research, but students are less involved in work and scientific activities.
Biography
Remziye SEMERCİ, the responsible author of this study, is making her master in Trakya University and works as a Res. Asst. at Child Health and Disease Nursing
Department of Health Sciences Faculty at Trakya University. Her interest areas are pediatric oncology, child abuse, drug addiction in child.
remziyesemerci@gmail.comRemziye Semerci, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.C1.031