The report represents the results of a 1973 survey of senior students in hospital schools of nursing. Prepared by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Division of Career Information, the report is based on data compiled by the AHA Division of Survey Research. More than 11,000 students in 388 schools completed and returned a questionnaire which was divided into three major sections: career goals, career guidance, and individual information. Some of the questions required only checks, others required ranking factors in order of importance, and a few asked for open-ended responses. The study findings underscore the influence of the educational program on job selection. The major findings were that a large percentage of seniors expected to continue their education either on graduation or in the future, that the majority who had accepted job offers selected hospitals as their first employer, that clinical experience appears to influence choice of specialty, and that most students would be willing to work in manpower shortage areas. Several pages of comments interpreting the findings are followed by 41 tables of data. Among the appendixes are the survey questionnaire and tables showing breakdowns of data concerning AHA member and nonmember schools and States and regional data. (Author/AJ)