Examining the influence of the covid-19 pandemic process on nurses and society’s perception of the nursing image

Aim: The purpose of this study was to conduct comparative examination of the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic process on the nursing image perceptions of nurses and individuals forming the society. Material and Methods: This study was carried out using the cross-sectional descriptive research design. The study was conducted online between November 2020 and June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic process. The research sample consisted of 710 people, and the data were collected with the Personal Identification Form and the Nursing Image Scale. Results: The nurses' nursing image scale total score was found to be statistically significantly higher than the scores of the individuals representing the society (p