Adolesent’s Perception Towards Nursing As A Choice Of Career Amoug S.s.s.3 Student
[SOME SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ILORIN]

5.1 IMPLICATION FOR NURSING
-     Nurses should serve as a good role model so as to motivate the adolescent in choosing nursing as a career
-     Nurses should have good interpersonal relationship with their client and relatives so as to motivate others to choose the career.
-     Nurses should demonstrate high level of intelligence and knowledge of their profession so as to improve the image of nursing profession in the mind of others
-     Provision of nursing scholarship by the government will increase the number of nursing student due to high financial cost of training.
5.2     SUMMARY
    This research study was carried out to determine adolescent’s perception toward nursing as a career choice among SSS3 student of selected seniors secondary school in Ilorin
    The study was necessitated as a result of decreases in the number of student that are choosing nursing as career compare to other health care field.
    This study comprises of five chapters. The back group of study, statement of problem objectives of the study, the significant of the study research question, hypothesis and scope of the study were first discussed and words were defined for better understanding.
    Related literatures to the topic were reviewed the topics adolescent, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing as a career, Nursing knowledge, Reasons for choosing Nursing career, perception of nursing and factors influencing the choice of nursing career were looked into. Also, the theory of perception was the theory applied to further explain the study.
    Descriptive design method was used, questionnaire was the instrument for data collection in which 60 questionnaires was distributed among the target population and valid responses was collected from the respondents and analyzed using simple percentages, tables and chi-square.
    The discussion of finding in relation to relevant literature reviewed was done. The implication for nursing, summary, conclusion and recommendation were also done.
    Finally, from the finding of this study, it was gathered that adolescent career choose are influenced by many factors , adolescents demonstrates positive perception toward nursing career and more than average number of adolescent would consider nursing as a career.
5.3 CONCLUSION
    This study imuariably follows the global patterns as evidenced in the studies used. It was discovered that majority of the respondent were aware of nursing as a profession, and majority of them would like to be a nurses. The study also revealed that there is a significant relationship between factors that influence adolescent choice and consideration of nursing as career.
    The important of the finding is that there should be adequate responses from the concerned to improve on the state of the art of nursing as the provision of quality care to the different segment of population may become a mirage if this is not given the proper attention it deserves.
5.4 RECCOMEDATION
1.     Create awareness about nursing among learners from primary school through to secondary schools using electronic media including entrainment formal teaching and open days for departments of nursing at tertiary institutions.
2.     Market nursing among potential male learners and demystify the misconception that nursing is a female career.
3.     Adequate financially supporting environment in choosing nursing as a career through the provision of special funds, bursaries and scholarships towards enhancing nursing education.
5.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
1.     The study was limited to one geographical area (Ilorin city)of the country while the location and school were purposively chosen
2.     Career development spans throughout life, but in this study, only secondary pupils were considered.
5.6     SUGGESTIONS FOT FUTHER STUDIES
    The researcher acknowledge the fact that the topic under study was not exhausted. Therefore, the researcher suggest that the following study can still be carried out.
1.    Attitude of adolescent towards nursing profession
2.    Factors determining the choice of nursing as a career
3.    Study can also be carried out on student nurses to know their reasons for choosing nursing profession.
4.    Image of nursing profession as viewed by secondary school students.