Characterization of the admission profile of nursing students

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1595332528107

• Palavras-chave: Students, bachelor's degree in nursing, admission profile, career selection

• Keywords: Students, bachelor's degree in nursing, admission profile, career selection

• Abstract:

  Introduction: The admission profile is a description of the psychological and academic qualities of each student who begins a bachelor's degree program, which serves to maximize their chances of completing the program and achieving high performance. Therefore, the objective is to evaluate the characteristics of the admission profile of nursing students. Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on students entering the nursing program, using the PIAE (Nursing Student Admission Profile) instrument, consisting of 42 items in 9 dimensions. Results: The sample consisted of 135 first-year nursing students. The instrument shows a Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of .908, indicating good internal consistency for a unidimensional scale. In terms of personal characteristics, there is a predominance of females (64%), and differences were found in the proportion of students according to gender in terms of the solidarity variable (x(2)=7.689, gl=1, p<0.05). Conclusions: The characteristics of the admission profile, psychological and academic, are necessary for students to begin their studies in a higher education program. The knowledge, attitudes, and/or skills required by the admission profile help to ensure homogeneity among new students, as well as their improvement, in order to achieve an outstanding academic career.