Contemporary image of nursing profession as perceived among undergraduate students at selected college of Jamuhar, Rohtas (Bihar): an explorative cross-sectional study

Background: Almost everyone has been touched by a nurse at some point in their lives. As well as being with us at the moment of our birth, He is with us in times of well-being, sickness, recovery, and loss. Despite this, people still ask “what is nursing?”, and “what do nurses do?”. During their transition into nursing, newly graduated nurses are particularly vulnerable, and they perceive a greater likelihood of leaving the profession early on in their careers. The image of the nursing profession is not only the people's attitude towards the nursing profession but also represents nursing as a whole. Methods: This was an explorative cross-sectional analytical study conducted at the colleges and universities of Rohtas (district), Bihar select the 488 study participants by using purposive sampling through the Google form survey. After the data collection researcher's data analysis on the based on objective and hypothesis of the study. Results: Among the study group, out of 488 study participants, a maximum of 77% have a positive image of the nursing profession, and, 23% of college students have a negative image of the nursing profession. The significant association between the contemporary image of the nursing profession and demographic variables such as the present stream of course (p value <0.05). Conclusions: In this regard, there is a need for strategies to increase the nursing image. It is important to continue to explore which factors affected and changed the image of nursing during the pandemic, and to design strategies to preserve the improved image of nursing among the public on an ongoing basis.