Table 1.
The characteristics of the participants (n = 467)
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | Mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20.31 ± 0.820 | |||
| Gender | Female | 423 (90.6) | ||
| Male | 44 (9.4) | |||
| Major | Nursing | 457 (97.9) | ||
| Midwife | 10 (2.1) | |||
| Reasons of choosing their major upon admission | Voluntary | 198 (42.4) | ||
| Influenced by friends and family | 251 (53.7) | |||
| Adjustment | 18 (3.9) | |||
| Hospital level | Tertiary hospital | 414 (88.7) | ||
| Secondary hospital | 53 (11.3) | |||
| Inclusion of ethics courses in their college curriculum | Nursing Ethics | 432 (92.5) | ||
| Medical Ethics | 14 (3.0) | |||
| Covered in other courses or not studied | 21 (4.5) | |||
| Receipt of ethics training during internship | Yes | 366 (78.4) | ||
| No | 101 (21.6) | |||
| Degree of fondness for their major | Extremely fond | 36 (7.7) | ||
| Fond | 215 (46.0) | |||
| Indifferent | 183 (39.2) | |||
| Dislike | 28 (6.0) | |||
| Strongly dislike | 5 (1.1) | |||
| Employment intentions | Working in the nursing field | 337 (72.2) | ||
| Working in other fields | 49 (10.5) | |||
| Continue to study | 81 (17.3) | |||
| Health status in the past month | Good | 289 (61.9) | ||
| Average | 146 (31.3) | |||
| Poor | 32 (6.9) | |||