Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Genel Tip Dergisi, cilt.35, sa.5, ss.876-888, 2025 (Scopus, TRDizin)
Aim: Creativity has become increasingly important in the nursing profession for innovative problem-solving and improving patient outcomes. This study aimed to examine the relationships between nursing students' interest in the arts and their creative personality traits, creative trait motivation, and creative mindset levels. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with 569 nursing students from two public universities located in the Aegean Region of Türkiye. Data was collected online via Google Forms between May and June 2024. Data was collected using the Interest in Art Scale, the Creative Personality Traits Scale, the Creative Trait Motivation Scales, and the Creative Mindset Scale, and analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The findings revealed that students who actively engaged in the arts scored significantly higher in task-orientedness, internal motivation, self-confidence, risk-taking, and intrinsic creative motivation. Additionally, interest in the arts was found to be positively correlated with a growth mindset and negatively correlated with a fixed mindset. Conclusions: Artistic activities were found to be effective in enhancing nursing students; creative personality traits and intrinsic motivation. Art-based practices can be incorporated into course content, curriculum-based projects, and simulation activities. In addition, the use of artistic approaches in clinical settings may strengthen nurse-patient relationships and contribute positively to the quality of care. In this context, art should be considered a functional and innovative strategy in nursing education.