Improving postgraduate nursing research output: A South African nursing science perspective

Chukwuere, Precious Chibuike; Sehularo, Leepile Alfred; Manyedi, Eva; Ojong-Alasia, Mary M.

doi:10.7196/ajhpe.2020.v12i3.1337

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“…There is a dire need for more postgraduate research throughput and completion in South Africa [ 17 ]. According to Strebel and Shefer, South Africa continues to perform poorly compared to other countries regarding postgraduate research throughput, timely completions, and reduction of dropout rates among postgraduate students [ 18 ].…”

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Being a Postgraduate Nursing Student in Limpopo Province, South Africa: An Exploratory Study

Ntho,

Ngoatle,

Mothiba

et al. 2024

Nursing Reports

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Research proficiencies for nurses include the ability to search for and evaluate evidence, disseminate findings, and apply findings to practice within the context of caring. Aim: This study explored the experiences of distant postgraduate nursing students in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Methods: The population consists of all students registered for postgraduation studies in a nursing programme at two South African universities in Limpopo Province. Purposive sampling was used to select 23 registered postgraduate nursing students. Data were collected through unstructured one-on-one interviews, including an audio recorder and field notes. The narrative data from interviews were analysed qualitatively through Tesch’s open coding descriptive qualitative data analysis method. Results: Three main themes emerged: the reasons behind engaging in postgraduate studies, factors impacting postgraduate studies’ success, and a description of challenges associated with conducting research. Conclusions: The students generally have varied experiences about whether or not completing a research project is a valuable learning experience. The relationship between a postgraduate student and their research supervisor is crucial to ensuring that the students advance consistently and complete their theses on time. The study will, therefore, assist HEIs offering postgraduate programmes in nursing in realising the challenges faced by students and coming up with strategies to combat the challenges.

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