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8.Nursing Profession - Public Image at Private Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi
Irfan Ali1, Riaz Ahmed Bhutto2, Sultan Muhammad1, Wakeel Ahmed1, Anjum Saeed3 and Saifullah Saddiqui1
ABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the public image toward nursing as a profession at private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan.
Study Design: Cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Jinnah Medical College Hospital, Karachi, from November 2020 to February 2021.
Materials and Methods: Data was collected by well-designed questionnaires by non-probability consecutive sampling technique from general public coming in hospital except medical staff. Data was evaluated using SPSS version 25.
Results: 101 participants took part in the study. About 70% participants think that nursing is a respectful profession. 100% participants believe that nurses play vital role for the caring of the patients. 88.5% participants answered that in future, nursing profession will be well developing in Pakistan. 92.5% participants believe that nurses work for the humanity. 50% participants believe that nurses work independently without doctors.
Conclusion: People perception of nursing are strongly influenced by nursing care that they receive. Majority of the participants gave the positive remarks about nursing image and profession.
Key Words: Nursing profession, Public image, Tertiary care hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Citation of article: Ali I, Bhutto RA, Muhammad S, Ahmed W, Saeed A, Saddiqui S. Nursing Profession - Public Image at Private Tertiary Care Hospital of Karachi. Med Forum 2021;32(12):34-37.