Table 2.
Motivational factors to enrol in nursing associated with willingness to volunteer during COVID-19 among nursing students (n=72)
| Motivational factors (I want to become a nurse because…) | Willingness to volunteer during COVID-19 |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Total n (%) | ||
| The occupation offers job security | 33 (75.0) | 11 (25.0) | 44 (61.1) | <0.001 |
| I want to help others cope with illness | 43 (74.1) | 15 (25.9) | 58 (80.6) | <0.001 |
| I can earn a good salary | 27 (73.0) | 10 (27.0) | 37 (51.4) | <0.001 |
| Nursing gives my life a sense of meaning | 34 (72.3) | 13 (27.7) | 47 (65.3) | <0.001 |
| I have a calling | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) | 28 (8.9) | <0.001 |
| I want to work in a caring occupation. | 40 (71.4) | 16 (28.6) | 56 (77.8) | <0.001 |
| The occupation offers job flexibility | 25 (71.4) | 10 (28.6) | 35 (48.6) | <0.001 |
| I want to help people | 45 (69.2) | 20 (30.8) | 65 (90.3) | <0.001 |
| I feel that I can advance in the field of healthcare | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32.0) | 50 (69.4) | <0.001 |
| I am interested in science | 35 (66.0) | 18 (34.0) | 53 (73.6) | <0.001 |
| The flexible educational requirements permit me to finish my schooling quickly | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | 19 (26.4) | <0.001 |
a Fisher’s exact test n = frequency % = percentage