Abstract:

Objective To summarize the research status of career planning courses among nursing undergraduates and to provide references for future research and practice in this field. Methods According to the methodology framework of scope definition review，the research questions were determined，and then literature was collected since the establishment of database to February 2022. The literatures about career planning for nursing undergraduates were retrieved. After that，two researchers screened the literature，extracted the data independently，and then summarized and reported the results. Results A total of 10 articles were included，and most studies concerned the course construction and implementation process. All ten articles described the courses that were conducted offline. Half of the articles explained the teaching theories or models used during the research process. The teaching period covered all grades. Teachers were mainly nursing teachers or diversified teaching teams led by nursing teachers. The typical teaching contents included self-awareness，career cognition，and career planning. Teaching methods used most frequently were group discussion and presentation，interviews with career figures，traditional classroom teaching，and scenario simulation. Three studies employed multiple methods for student assessment. The main evaluation methods were quantitative method and a combination of quantitative and qualitative method. Conclusion The timing of the course offered and teaching content are different among studies. Besides，the teaching forms，members of the teaching group，methods in students’ assessment and course evaluation are diverse. Further studies are needed to improve course construction methods，theory basis，teaching contents，online teaching，and course evaluation.

Key words: Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Vocational Guidance, Curriculum, Review Literature as Topic, Career planning