Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Working in Mental Health Facilities in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

(1) Background: There is a global demand for more psychiatric nurses, with nursing students' attitudes toward mental illness and working in mental health facilities playing a pivotal role in their career choices. This study aims to evaluate attitudes toward working in mental health facilities among undergraduate nursing students in Saudi Arabia, both before and after exposure to psychiatry courses, and examine their relationship with perceptions of mental illness. (2) Methods: A quantitative descriptive and correlational cross-sectional design was employed.