Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

Gender

Male

95

48.7

Female

100

51.3

Marital status

Single

181

92.8

Married

14

7.2

Place of residence

Urban

184

94.4

Rural

11

5.6

Medical work experience before university admission

Yes

13

6.7

No

182

93.3

What was the rank of nursing among your list of majors selected for the university entrance exam?

1–15

95

48.7

≥ 16

100

51.3

Academic degree

Preclinical

79

40.5

Clinical

116

59.5

Choosing the field with enough information

Yes

132

67.7

No

63

32.3

Choosing the field with future prospects

Yes

143

73.3

No

52

26.7

Choosing the field out of interest

Yes

108

55.4

No

87

44.6

Simultaneous work experience in the hospital as a student (student work)

Yes

45

23.1

No

150

76.9

Mean

SD

Age

21.47

2.41

GPA

15.76

1.17