{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,3]],"date-time":"2026-10-03T22:52:42Z","timestamp":1791067962273,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":49,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2027,1,1]],"date-time":"2027-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1798761600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1790121600000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001352","name":"National University of Singapore","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["H-569-00-000028"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["H-569-00-000028"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001352","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Nurse Education Today"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T14:56:43Z","timestamp":1790175403000},"page":"107431","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"special_numbering":"C","title":["Post-pandemic changes in nursing careers choice: An exploratory qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"168","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8289-3441","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ying","family":"Lau","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0472-0986","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastian Yong Jun","family":"Koo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4370-488X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sai Ho","family":"Wong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1286-3175","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wei How Darryl","family":"Ang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0005","article-title":"Motivations driving career choices: insights from a study among nursing students","volume":"10","author":"Ait Ali","year":"2024","journal-title":"SAGE Open Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0010","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"281","DOI":"10.1016\/j.profnurs.2022.07.021","article-title":"Bachelor of science in nursing students\u2019 perceptions of being a nurse: a scoping review","volume":"42","author":"Allen","year":"2022","journal-title":"J. Prof. Nurs."},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0015","article-title":"Attitudes and perceptions towards men in nursing education","volume":"8","author":"Bartfay","year":"2010","journal-title":"Internet J. Allied Health Sci. Pract."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0020","series-title":"The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics","first-page":"149","article-title":"The Belmont report","author":"Beauchamp","year":"2008"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0025","series-title":"Doing Reflexive Thematic Analysis, Supporting Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Research","first-page":"19","author":"Braun","year":"2023"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0030","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"652","DOI":"10.1177\/1744987120927206","article-title":"Purposive sampling: complex or simple? Research case examples","volume":"25","author":"Campbell","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. Res. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0035","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph22081261","article-title":"Moral distress, professional burnout, and potential staff turnover in intensive care nursing practice in Latvia\u2014phase 1","volume":"22","author":"Cerela-Boltunova","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0040","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijnurstu.2026.105547","article-title":"The career choices of nursing students after the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review","volume":"180","author":"Chang","year":"2026","journal-title":"Int. J. Nurs. Stud."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0045","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2023.105996","article-title":"Development and psychometric properties testing of the Non-Cognitive Skills Scale for nursing students","volume":"132","author":"Chew","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Today"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0050","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"343","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-025-06899-0","article-title":"Why do young people choose nursing as their future profession?\u2014a qualitative study on polish nursing students\u2019 motivating factors to apply to nursing and work in the profession after graduation","volume":"25","author":"Chmielewski","year":"2025","journal-title":"BMC Med. Educ."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0055","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3045","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.16459","article-title":"Personal and workplace characteristics as predictors of intent-to-stay among registered nurses: an exploratory quantitative multicentre study","volume":"81","author":"Chua","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Adv. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0060","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.70033","article-title":"Public image of nursing in modern society: an evolving concept analysis","volume":"11","author":"Duan","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0065","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2648.2006.03983.x","article-title":"Perceptions of Israeli student nurses regarding clinical specialties and factors that influence these perceptions","volume":"56","author":"Ganz","year":"2006","journal-title":"J. Adv. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0070","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nepr.2024.104234","article-title":"Beyond altruism: exploring the diverse motivations of undergraduate nursing students","volume":"82","author":"Ghimire","year":"2025","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Pract."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0075","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1080\/17482631.2022.2100611","article-title":"Challenge, fear and pride: nursing students working as nurses in COVID-19 care units","volume":"17","author":"G\u00f3mez-Moreno","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int. J. Qual. Stud. Health Well-being"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0080","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"425","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.12833","article-title":"The image of nursing in the media: a scoping review","volume":"70","author":"Gonz\u00e1lez","year":"2023","journal-title":"Int. Nurs. Rev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0085","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2025.106739","article-title":"Global overview of factors influencing nursing students to pursue nursing career: a scoping review of the past decade with future implications","volume":"151","author":"Gunawan","year":"2025","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Today"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0090","article-title":"Career preferences among nursing students: a cross-sessional study","volume":"8","author":"Hsu","year":"2022","journal-title":"SAGE Open Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0095","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1155\/jonm\/8843697","article-title":"Nursing professionals\u2019 perceptions of career planning and development in nursing and organisational support","volume":"2026","author":"Kallio","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. Nurs. Manag."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0100","series-title":"SAGE Handb. Qual. Res. Asian Context","first-page":"308","article-title":"Interpretive description: a rigorous approach to qualitative research in the applied disciplines","author":"Lee","year":"2022"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0105","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"79","DOI":"10.1006\/jvbe.1994.1027","article-title":"Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice, and performance","volume":"45","author":"Lent","year":"1994","journal-title":"J. Vocat. Behav."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0110","first-page":"255","article-title":"Social cognitive career theory","volume":"4","author":"Lent","year":"2002","journal-title":"CCD"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0115","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3605","DOI":"10.2147\/RMHP.S322764","article-title":"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future nursing career turnover intention among nursing students","author":"Lin","year":"2021","journal-title":"Risk Manag. Healthc. Policy"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0120","series-title":"Naturalistic Inquiry","author":"Lincoln","year":"1985"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0125","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.4037\/aacnacc2021816","article-title":"Experiences of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study","volume":"32","author":"LoGiudice","year":"2021","journal-title":"AACN Adv. Crit. Care"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0130","article-title":"Factors influencing generation Z bachelor of nursing students\u2019 decision to choose nursing as a career: a pilot study","volume":"10","author":"Lommi","year":"2024","journal-title":"SAGE Open Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0135","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.2205","article-title":"Cognitive changes in professional value and career development amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of nurses\u2019 experiences","volume":"11","author":"Luo","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0140","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1186\/s12912-021-00620-4","article-title":"The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: a multi-method study","volume":"20","author":"Messineo","year":"2021","journal-title":"BMC Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0145","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"864","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.13497","article-title":"Factors predicting registered nurses\u2019 intentions to leave their organization and profession: a job demands-resources framework","volume":"74","author":"Moloney","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. Adv. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0150","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"533","DOI":"10.1111\/inm.12818","article-title":"Determination of stress, depression and burnout levels of front-line nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic","volume":"30","author":"Murat","year":"2021","journal-title":"Int. J. Ment. Health Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0155","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1177\/0844562121992202","article-title":"The role of uncertainty in the experiences of nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study","volume":"53","author":"Nelson","year":"2021","journal-title":"Can. J. Nurs. Res."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0160","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1177\/1609406917733847","article-title":"Thematic analysis: striving to meet the trustworthiness criteria","volume":"16","author":"Nowell","year":"2017","journal-title":"Int. J. Qual. Methods"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0165","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"241","DOI":"10.1080\/0142159X.2022.2057287","article-title":"A practical guide to reflexivity in qualitative research: AMEE guide no. 149","volume":"45","author":"Olmos-Vega","year":"2023","journal-title":"Med. Teach."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0170","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2908","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.999","article-title":"Maintaining reflexivity in qualitative nursing research","volume":"9","author":"Peddle","year":"2022","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0175","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apnr.2021.151416","article-title":"Nurses' occupational satisfaction during Covid-19 pandemic","volume":"59","author":"Savitsky","year":"2021","journal-title":"Appl. Nurs. Res."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0180","first-page":"7","article-title":"Family as a powerful factor that influences career choice in nursing","volume":"10","author":"Shifra","year":"2018","journal-title":"Soc. Res. Rep."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0185","series-title":"Qualitative Research in Nursing: Advancing the Humanistic Imperative","author":"Speziale","year":"2011"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0190","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1964","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.12905","article-title":"The male of the species: a profile of men in nursing","volume":"72","author":"Stanley","year":"2016","journal-title":"J. Adv. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0195","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/jan.70052","article-title":"Exploring work experience, job satisfaction, motivation and intention to stay among gig and locum nurses: a mixed methods study","author":"Tan","year":"2025","journal-title":"J. Adv. Nurs."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0200","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2016.09.009","article-title":"Nursing students\u2019 changing orientation and attitudes towards nursing during education: a two year longitudinal study","volume":"48","author":"Ten Hoeve","year":"2017","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Today"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0205","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19137640","article-title":"Current stereotypes associated with nursing and nursing professionals: an integrative review","volume":"19","author":"Teresa-Morales","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0210","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"252","DOI":"10.1002\/nop2.1300","article-title":"Factors affecting nurses' decision to undergo a specialist education and to choose a specialty","volume":"10","author":"Tiliander","year":"2023","journal-title":"Nurs. Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0215","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"349","DOI":"10.1093\/intqhc\/mzm042","article-title":"Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups","volume":"19","author":"Tong","year":"2007","journal-title":"Int. J. Qual. Health Care"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0220","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"837","DOI":"10.1177\/1077800410383121","article-title":"Qualitative quality: eight \u201cbig-tent\u201d criteria for excellent qualitative research","volume":"16","author":"Tracy","year":"2010","journal-title":"Qual. Inq."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0225","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2021.104781","article-title":"Influences of nursing students\u2019 career planning, internship experience, and other factors on professional identity","volume":"99","author":"Wei","year":"2021","journal-title":"Nurse Educ. Today"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0230","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"547","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.12220","article-title":"Why not nursing? A systematic review of factors influencing career choice among healthcare students","volume":"62","author":"Wu","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int. Nurs. Rev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0235","first-page":"701","article-title":"Nursing students\u2019 perspectives on the present and future of the nursing profession: emotions, thoughts, and expectations","volume":"18","author":"Yalmancioglu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. J. Caring Sci."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0240","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.12922","article-title":"The public image of nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study","volume":"72","author":"Yava\u015f","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. Nurs. Rev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431_bb0245","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.70026","article-title":"Strategies to elevate the brand image of nursing: a scoping review","volume":"72","author":"Yeo","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. Nurs. Rev."}],"container-title":["Nurse Education Today"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0260691726004594?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0260691726004594?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,3]],"date-time":"2026-10-03T21:58:08Z","timestamp":1791064688000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0260691726004594"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"references-count":49,"alternative-id":["S0260691726004594"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431","relation":{},"ISSN":["0260-6917"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0260-6917","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2027,1]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Post-pandemic changes in nursing careers choice: An exploratory qualitative study","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Nurse Education Today","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.nedt.2026.107431","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}],"article-number":"107431"}}