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Undergraduate nursing students' compatibility with the nursing professionAbstract: A descriptive study was conducted at Tehran and kashan medical universities and one of the branches of Azad University. Convenience sampling was used and 52 freshmen nursing students were assessed using Holland's Vocational Interests Inventory.From the total participants 63.5% were females and 36.5% were males. Based on the Holland's Vocational Interests Inventory 44% did not have appropriate personality characteristics for the nursing profession. 77% of the nursing students participating in the study reported that they lacked information about nursing.It seems that personality tests can help to select the best students for nursing schools from those who show good academic capabilities. This would decrease the rate of attrition and could improve the quality of care.Every profession calls for a special level of knowledge, skills and personal characteristics. If the correspondence between the applicants' individual characteristics and their intended profession is not adequately taken into account, their job compatibility will be hampered [1].Tests are nowadays used for the selection of people to different professions. In Iran, university entrance exams are administered annually to assess students' suitability for admission into different programs and professions. Administration of such tests is apparently based on a number of assumptions. These assumptions include the following:- Students' test scores indicate their suitability for the intended program or profession.- Applicants with higher test score are suitable for more important and sensitive positions.- Choice of a profession or program is the result of the applicant's informed selection.- Applicants carefully consider their interests, abilities, and characteristics for selecting an appropriate program or profession.- Since participation in tests and the choice of program are voluntary, it is assumed that the successful applicants will be highly motivated and will provide high quality services once they get into
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