The Impact of Image of Nurses and Nursing Professionalism of Nursing Students at a University on Professional Socialization

This study is a descriptive survey study to identify the relationship between nursing students' image of nurses, nursing professionalism and professional socialization. and to clarify the influence on professional socialisation. The subjects were 186 nursing students from a university in G City, and the data collection period was from September 23, 2024 to September 27, 2024. The collected data were analysed using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program with descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation and multiple stepwise regression. As a result of the study, the image of the nurse was 4.24 (±0.44), the nursing professionalism was 4.22 (±0.46), and the professional socialization was 4.16 (±0.47). Professional socialization according to general characteristics showed statistically significant differences in major satisfaction (F = 15.448, p = <.001), motivation for admission (F = 2.279, p = .049), and desired employment after graduation (F = 3.525, p = .005). The correlation with professional socialization was found to be positively correlated with the nurse image (r=.753, p=<.001) and nursing professionalism (r=.749, p<.001), and the nurse image was positively correlated with the nursing professionalism(r=.815, p<.001). The significant variables explaining the professional socialization of nursing students were nursing professionalism (β=.412, p<.001), nurse image (β=.371, p<.001), and major satisfaction (β=.135, p=.006), and the overall explanatory power was 62.9%. Therefore, based on the results of this study, in order to increase the professional socialization of nursing students, continuous measures should be sought to increase major satisfaction, and it is necessary to develop and operate educational programs that can enhance the image of nurses and professionalism of nursing.