Table 3 Awareness about the nursing profession (N = 502)
From: Contemporary public image of the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia
Knowledge Item | Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Nursing duties | Provide medical care, follow-up and health education | 196 | 39.0 |
Complementary to physician | 306 | 61.0 | |
Job title of graduates of nursing programs below bachelor | Nurse specialist | 67 | 13.3 |
Technical nurse | 249 | 49.6 | |
Don’t know | 186 | 37.1 | |
Job title of graduates of bachelor program | Nurse specialist | 286 | 57.0 |
Technical nurse | 52 | 10.4 | |
Don’t know | 164 | 32.7 | |
Duration of bachelor’s degree (Including internship) | Two years | 22 | 4.4 |
Three | 54 | 10.8 | |
Four | 97 | 19.3 | |
Five | 152 | 30.3 | |
Don’t know | 177 | 35.3 | |
Nursing has several specialties | Yes | 387 | 77.1 |
No | 115 | 22.9 | |
A nurse can be promoted to a hospital manager | Yes | 156 | 31.1 |
No | 346 | 68.9 | |
aMedian score as percentage of the total score, (IQR) | 50.0, (50.0–66.7) | ||