Assessment of Nurses’ Attitudes towards Nursing Profession and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa Public Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021

Abstract

unfavorable attitude toward nursing profession remaining the global problem. For many years, started in Florence nightingales nursing has been denied as a profession due to the historic background and considered as physician‟s assistant. Attitude is the pillar of the nursing profession which is more related to fundamental concepts of the nursing profession, like autonomy, being in the sense of public, accountability, respect and integrity Attitude of nursesto ward nursing profession may varies depends on age, work experience, social supporting factors, organizational factors and nurses image toward their profession. Objectives: this study aimed to assess nurses‟ attitude toward the nursing profession and associated factors in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021.