Relation between Nursing Students’ Tendencies for Entrepreneurship and Career Adaptability

Ramadan, Basma; Abo Gad, , Reda Abdel Fatah; Abou Ramadan, Amal Hamdy; El Saeed, Zohor Zakaria

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2023.307831

Relation between Nursing Students’ Tendencies for Entrepreneurship and Career Adaptability

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Demonstrator, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

² Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor, 4Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University

⁴ lecturer, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

10.21608/tsnj.2023.307831

Abstract

Background. Entrepreneurship enables a nurse to create value by recognizing and acting on
opportunities, making decisions with limited information, and remaining adaptable and
resilient in conditions that are frequently uncertain and complex. Aim of the study: To
assess the relation between nursing students’ tendencies for entrepreneurship and career
adaptability. Subjects and Method: Design: A descriptive correlation design was applied.
Setting: Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. Subjects: the proportion of the number of
nursing students (n=1028) was included in this study. Tools: Two tools for data collection
were used, the first University Students’ Entrepreneurship Tendency Scale and the second,
The Career Adaptabilities Scale. Results: Around half (49.70%) of nursing students had a
high level of entrepreneurship tendencies. High percent (78.60%) of nursing students had
high level of career adaptability. Conclusion: a positive statistically significant correlation
was found between nursing students’ overall entrepreneurship tendencies and their overall
career adaptability. Recommendations: Establish entrepreneurial courses that are
interdisciplinary at the university and conduct events, workshops, and methodologies for the
nursing students to acquire leadership skills to be an entrepreneur.