<![CDATA[Understanding the factors influencing professional practice among nursing students remains an important issue in nursing education. This study aimed to examine the influence of discipline, responsibility, motivation, communication, and spirituality on professional practice among nursing students. A quantitative cross-sectional design was employed involving 56 respondents selected through a total sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured five-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using multiple linear regression with SPSS software. The descriptive findings indicated that all variables were categorized as good to very good. Spirituality demonstrated the highest mean score (M = 4.45), while communication showed the lowest mean score (M = 4.10). Most respondents were classified in the good (60.7%) and very good (32.1%) categories. However, inferential analysis revealed that discipline, responsibility, motivation, communication, and spirituality did not simultaneously have a significant effect on professional practice (F = 1.20; p = 0.32). Partially, none of the independent variables showed a statistically significant effect (p > 0.05), although motivation demonstrated a tendency toward significance (p = 0.07) with a negative relationship direction. Furthermore, the coefficient of determination (R² = 0.10) indicated that the proposed model explained only 10% of the variance in professional practice. The findings suggest that professional practice among nursing students may be influenced by more complex contextual and environmental factors beyond the variables examined in this study. Future studies are recommended to incorporate additional variables and broader analytical approaches to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of professional practice in nursing education.]]>
