IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THE IMAGE OF THE NURSING PROFESSION IN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

Introduction: Nursing is a part of the health care system, including activities to promote public health, prevent diseases,
provide psychosocial care and care for people with physical and mental diseases, as well as people with disabilities in all
groups. Currently, a considerable amount of data has been accumulated for many countries and various diseases, indicating
that this approach provides better results than traditional treatment under the guidance of a doctor; in addition, it can help
reduce costs. Therefore, the study of the image of nursing profession in Kazakhstan is relevant and can contribute to the
development of nursing in Kazakhstan.
Purpose: analysis of literature data on international experience in developing the image of the nurse profession and
analyzing the status of this issue in Kazakhstan.
Search strategy: 55 English and Russian-language publications from the Cinahl, Google Scholar, PubMed, eLibrary
databases were analyzed over the past 20 years, from January 1998 to December 2018. Inclusion criteria: publications,
which contained a tool for analyzing the state of the problem of the formation and development of the image of the nurse
profession. The following searches were used for the search: “Nurse image”, “Perception, nursing profession”, “Perception,
nursing profession, future”, “Career development, nursing, perception”, “image of the nurse profession in Kazakhstan”.
Results: The published studies found contained various data on the formation and development of the image of the
nurse profession in the international aspect in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This literature review has helped to identify
problems with the above-mentioned profession in an insufficiently favorable image during certain fragments of time during
the period studied, but information has been found on the positive dynamics in the development of the image of a nurse both
abroad and in our country.
Conclusions: According to the literary data, the current ideas about the image of the nursing profession make it possible
to conclude that it is necessary to further improve the latter in Kazakhstan.