Entrepreneurial profile among undergraduate nursing students

Cross-sectional study, developed in 2018, with a total of 239 nursing students from two Higher Education Institutions in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data collection took place through a personal characterization questionnaire and a validated instrument on the evaluation of the entrepreneurial profile in the academic environment. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.

Results

There was a predominance of students aged up to 20 years old (38.9%), female (88.1%) and the first two years of the course (51%). Regarding the entrepreneurial profile, 155 (64.9%) students were classified at the higher level and 84 (35.1%) at the upper medium level. The domain “Energy and Commitment” obtained the best score (4.49±0.57) and “Ability to Take Moderate Risks”, the lowest average (3.71±0.56), but still above the median of the scale.

Conclusion

There is a concentration of high levels of entrepreneurship in the profile of undergraduate nursing students.

Job market; Entrepreneurship; Students, nursing; Education nursing

Variable	n(%)	95%CI *
Age range (n=239)
Up to 20 years old	93(38.9)	32.7 – 45.4
21 to 25 years old	85(35.6)	29.5 – 42.0
26 to 30 years old	23(9.6)	6.2 – 14.1
31 to 35 years old	20(8.4)	5.2 – 12.6
Over 35 years old	18(7.5)	4.5 – 11.6
Gender (n=236)**
Female	208(88.1)	83.3 – 92.0
Male	28(11.9)	8.0 – 16.7
Course Year (n=239)
1^st	61(25.5)	20.1 – 31.5
2^nd	61(25.5)	20.1 – 31.5
3^rd	44(18.4)	13.7 – 23.9
4^th	33(13.8)	9.7 – 18.8
5^th	40(16.8)	20.1 – 31.5

Variable	Higher	Upper Medium
Variable	n(%)	n(%)
Gender (n=236)
Male	20(71.4)	8(28.6)
Female	132(63.5)	76(36.5)
Course year (n=239)
1^st	40(65.6)	21(34.4)
2^nd	39(63.9)	22(36.1)
3^rd	30(68.2)	14(31.8)
4^th	21(63.6)	12(36.4)
5^th	25(62.5)	15(37.5)
Age range (n=239)
Up to 20 years old	54(58.1)	39(41.9)
21 to 25 years old	55(64.7)	30(35.3)
26 to 30 years old	16(69.6)	7(30.4)
31 to 35 years old	16(80)	4(20)
Over 35 years old	14(77.8)	4(22.2)

Dimensions	Mean	Median	SD*	Minimum	Maximum
Autonomy and Trust	4.07	4.14	0.52	2.43	5.00
Search for Opportunities and Vision	4.29	4.33	0.69	1.33	6.00
Ability to Take Moderate Risks	3.71	3.71	0.56	2.00	5.00
Ability to Innovate	4.29	4.33	0.62	2.33	6.33
Energy and Commitment	4.49	4.66	0.57	2.33	5.33
Leadership and Power Need	3.93	4.00	0.58	2.17	5.83
Obstinacy and Need for Achievement	4.39	4.40	0.51	2.80	5.60
Systematic Planning	4.24	4.33	0.58	2.67	5.83

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[1] Corresponding author José Luís Guedes dos Santos Email: jose.santos@ufsc.br