摘要：Aim: The study was carried out in a descriptive type in order to evaluate the attitudes of nursing students towards brain drain. Method: The research was conducted with 589 nursing students studying at a public university and agreeing to participate in the study. The data were collected using “Descriptive Features Form” and “Brain Drain Attitude Scale in Nursing Students”. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t test and ANOVA test were used to analyze the data. Findings: It was determined that more than half of the students were in the 20 years and below, female, single, 29.4 of them are studying in the first class, 77.6% of their families live in the city center and 45.0% of them have income above the minimum level. Also 81.8% of the students stated that they knew English as a foreign language, 61.1% of them knew foreign language in medium level and 94.1% did not participate in any student exchange program. The students' average score taken from the Brain Drain Attitude Scale in Nursing Students was found to be 42.98 ± 9.91. A statistically significant difference was found between the scale total score of the students and the class level where students study, the level of income, the level of known foreign language, and participation in student exchange programs (p <0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that attitudes of nursing students towards brain drain were below average. In line with the results of the research, it is recommended to conduct similar studies with different sample groups.
