Background: Career awareness is important for helping adolescents make informed occupational choices. Many students have limited understanding of nursing as a profession, which may affect their career decisions. Methods: A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a career awareness programme regarding nursing as a career among 60 senior secondary school students selected from Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Ghatol and Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Ghatol, Banswara district, Rajasthan. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire containing 26 items, and awareness was categorized as poor, average, or good. Results: The mean pre-test awareness score was 10.55 ± 2.567, and the mean post-test score was 20.8 ± 2.884. The mean difference was 10.25, and the calculated t value was 20.569 with 59 degrees of freedom, which was significant at the 0.05 level. Most students shifted from poor awareness in the pre-test to good awareness in the post-test. Conclusion: The career awareness programme was effective in significantly improving awareness regarding nursing as a career among senior secondary school students.
Effectiveness, Career Awareness Programme, Nursing, Senior Secondary School Students.
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