International Journal of Nursing Education

Attitude plays a principal role in guiding human behavior toward achieving goals, awareness of its consequences and effective processing of complex information about living environment. A cross-sectional survey study carried out among B.sc nursing students to assess changes in their Attitude towards nursing profession as they progress through 4- years’ baccalaureate program. A five point Attitude scale was prepared and used for data collection from 108 B.sc nursing students of different grades (1^st, 2^nd 3^rd &4^th year) of Saraswati College of nursing kurali by using stratified random sampling after getting ethical clearance from institutional ethical committee of SNI & participants consent. Data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSS version 16.0. Finding revealed that the Attitude of nursing students gradually change from first year where Attitude observed more favorable (Mean= 179.7667) which has become comparatively less favorable among second year, third year and final year nursing students (Mean of 170.95, 143.64, 158.44) respectively. Further statistical significance difference in Attitude observed among all four groups (p<.001**) by using ANOVA & Post Hoc test Thus, the present study concluded that Attitude of nursing students remain favorable initially which gradually changes and becomes less favorable., that shows that there are some major factors that aversively influencing Attitude of nursing students. Therefore, it is recommended that more emphasis must be given on working conditions and professionalism in nursing