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Data collection included a personal information form and the Attitude Scale for the Nursing Profession.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean age of the participants was 29.71 years (SD: 10.79). They scored 3.95 (SD: 0.87) on the sub-dimension of characteristics of the nursing profession, 3.55 (SD: 0.72) on the sub-dimension of intention to choose the nursing profession, 3.46 (SD: 0.54) on the sub-dimension of general attitude towards the nursing profession, and the total scale score was 3.65 (SD: 0.57). The regression model showed that the frequency of news coverage and the importance of working conditions predicted public perceptions of nursing. The variables in the model explained 6.5% of the variance in perception (R\u2009=\u20090.068; R2\u2009=\u20090.065; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Public perception of the nursing profession was positive, with media visibility positively influencing this perception and demanding working conditions negatively influencing it. 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