Table 4.
Frequencies of Qualitative Coding on Motivational Aspects and Students’ Opinions.
| Variable | First choice (N = 21) |
Second choice (N = 19) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Why did you decide to attend the Nursing Degree Course? | |||
| Desire for professional growth | 3 (14.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0.342 |
| Follow Models and/or family advices | 11 (52.4) + | 4 (21.1) − | 0.041 |
| Experiences as caregiver in the family | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.087 |
| Desire to have new experiences | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.087 |
| Desire for contact with people | 3 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.087 |
| Job opportunity | 2 (9.5) − | 17 (89.5) + | 0.000 |
| Previous experience in healthcare | 5 (23.8) | 5 (26.3) | 0.855 |
| Passion for the healthcare sector | 13 (61.9) + | 1 (5.3) − | 0.000 |
| Curiosity for the health sector | 10 (47.6) + | 1 (5.3) − | 0.003 |
| Desire to help others | 9 (42.9) + | 0 (0.0) − | 0.001 |
| What was your first choice in university studies? | |||
| Dietitian | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0.000 |
| Economy | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Physiotherapy | 0 (0.0) − | 4 (21.0) + | |
| Speech therapy | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Medicine/Surgery | 0 (0.0) | 4 (21.0) | |
| Neuropsychomotor skills | 0 (0.0) − | 4 (21.0) + | |
| Obstetrics | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Podiatry | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.5) | |
| Radiology Techniques | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | |
| Nursing | 21 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| In your opinion, who is the nurse? | |||
| A person who can help people | 19 (90.5) | 18 (94.7) | 0.609 |
| A good person | 2 (9.5) | 1 (5.3) | 0.609 |
| The patient care manager | 10 (47.6) − | 18 (94.7) + | 0.001 |
| An empathic person | 4 (19.0) | 3 (15.8) | 0.787 |
| A person who works to reach the end of month | 1 (4.8) | 1 (5.3) | 0.942 |
| A person who works with the healthcare team | 2 (9.5) | 3 (15.8) | 0.550 |
| A person who is passionate about his work | 5 (23.8) | 2 (10.5) | 0.270 |
| A figure not valued enough | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0.287 |
| Describe the previous experiences in the health sector that have influenced your choice both negatively and positively | |||
| User aggression toward the staff | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.335 |
| Rude Unfriendly/Impolite healthcare staff | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.00) | 0.168 |
| Insensitive staff | 2 (9.5) | 0 (0.00) | 0.168 |
| Waiting in the emergency room | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.00) | 0.335 |
| Feeling helpless in front of sick family members | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.00) | 0.335 |
| Helplessly witness the desperation of patients and family members | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.3) | 0.287 |
| Trained healthcare staff | 3 (14.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0.342 |
| Healthcare staff available | 3 (14.3) | 1 (5.3) | 0.342 |
| Family model | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0.00) | 0.335 |
Note: Multiple codes can be associated with the same respondent; + and − signs refer to adapted residual equal to 2; p values refer to analysis of variance tests, in bold are the significant effects.