本文係利用問卷調查與統計分析的方式，來探討護生就讀護理科的動機與編製量表，期使日後圈內進行有關護生就讀動機之研究與應用時，能提供一個有效的評量工具。有效樣本包括二專及五專部護理科學生233人。「護生就讀動機量表」試題初稿經預試與因素分析結果，共得到八個因素:社交關係、知識的追求、專業價值與技能、職業的進展、地位的獲取、志趣、個人價值、國家與社會等。此八個因素可再經第二層因素分析抽出兩個高層因素:「人格的開發」與「生活的安頓」。本量表之效度、信度均適切，並建立了常模。其中不論高、低年級都以「職業的進展」為最強的動機，其次是「專業價值與技能」，最後「社交關係」和「志趣」為較弱的動機。此外，低年級護生「專業價值與技能」的動機較高年級強，而其餘各因素高、低年級並無太大差異。

Based on questionnaire investigation and statistical analysis, this article was to inquire into the studying moti-vation of nursing students and offers tables to evaluate more efficiently wby local mrsing students engage in these studies. The sample adopted included 233 nursing students. The results of factor analysis after the initial testing revea:led the following eight factors: (1)social relationship, (2)pursuit of knowledge, (3)professional values and skills, (4)occupational achievement, (5)acquisition of status, (6)inclination, (7)personal valaues, and (8)country and society.
Two higher hierchical factors, which were development of personality and attaining status could be elicited in turn by using higher hierchical factor analysis. The schedule in this article had its own proper validity and reliability and then helped to built a norm. It was also found that whether the grade of nursing students was high or not, "occupational achievement" was the most influential factor in motivation, with "professional values and skill" next, and finally "socialrel ationship" and"inclination" had less influence. In addition, it was surprising that those nursing students of low grade had higher scores on the factor "professional values and skills" than those of high grade.