Community Care Perceptions of Public Health Nursing Graduate Program Students

The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of community care of Public Health Nursing graduate students. The research was conducted as a descriptive study. It was conducted with 64 volunteers who were Public Health Nursing graduate students. Data were collected online between September and November 2023 using the Personal Information Form and the “Community Care Perception Scale for Nursing Students”. Descriptive statistics were applied. Students' perception of community care is good, and the majority of them find community care interesting. The majority of students want to work in public health organizations (50%) and nursing homes (31.3%), while fewer prefer to work in rehabilitation centers (3.1%) and institutions for people with mental disabilities (4.7%). The greatest influence on their preference for community care work appears to be greater freedom of movement (46.9%). The least significant influence is the perception of a high-status job (3.1%). There is little interest in working in some areas of community care. Working in community care is not attractive in terms of career opportunities. It is important to make working in community care attractive in terms of career opportunities.