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Background/Objectives: Higher education institutions must improve the attractiveness and retention of the nursing profession to address the widespread shortage. This pilot multimethod study aimed to preliminarily understand the relationship between motivations for enrolment and dropout among first-year undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A two-step approach was conducted among first-year nursing students from five Italian universities involving: (a) a baseline quantitative online survey collecting their characteristics and motivations for enrolment; (b) a follow-up semi-structured interview qualitative data collection among students who dropped out. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe the motivations for enrolment and differences between universities. Dropout motivations emerged from inductive content analysis, with data categorisation according to Urwin’s framework. Results: A total of 759 students completed the online survey. Primary motivations for enrolment included the desire to be useful (88.8%), help suffering people (84.3%), and find employment (74.2%); 22.3% cited unsuccessful admission to another university as motivation for enrolment. Of the 141 students who discontinued, 31 were interviewed (22%). Eleven categories and three themes were identified. More than half of the participants dropped out due to interest in other courses and lack of aptitude, while a smaller number cited personal circumstances. Other motivations for dropout were related to negative learning environments or feelings and difficulties related to course characteristics. Conclusions: This study provides an initial insight into these complex phenomena that will be instrumental in understanding data from an Italian multicenter cohort study. The findings can inform recommendations and strategies to strengthen the future nursing workforce.
Background/Objectives: Higher education institutions must improve the attractiveness and retention of the nursing profession to address the widespread shortage. This pilot multimethod study aimed to preliminarily understand the relationship between motivations for enrolment and dropout among first-year undergraduate nursing students. Methods: A two-step approach was conducted among first-year nursing students from five Italian universities involving: (a) a baseline quantitative online survey collecting their characteristics and motivations for enrolment; (b) a follow-up semi-structured interview qualitative data collection among students who dropped out. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to describe the motivations for enrolment and differences between universities. Dropout motivations emerged from inductive content analysis, with data categorisation according to Urwin’s framework. Results: A total of 759 students completed the online survey. Primary motivations for enrolment included the desire to be useful (88.8%), help suffering people (84.3%), and find employment (74.2%); 22.3% cited unsuccessful admission to another university as motivation for enrolment. Of the 141 students who discontinued, 31 were interviewed (22%). Eleven categories and three themes were identified. More than half of the participants dropped out due to interest in other courses and lack of aptitude, while a smaller number cited personal circumstances. Other motivations for dropout were related to negative learning environments or feelings and difficulties related to course characteristics. Conclusions: This study provides an initial insight into these complex phenomena that will be instrumental in understanding data from an Italian multicenter cohort study. The findings can inform recommendations and strategies to strengthen the future nursing workforce.
Background Many nursing students who speak English as an additional language unfortunately face challenges that can hinder their academic success. Method A literature review was carried out to investigate challenges faced by nursing students who speak English as an additional language and strategies to promote academic success. Results A significant challenge is an implicit bias toward students who speak accented English, resulting in stigmatization from faculty and peers. Students frequently relayed that because of their accented English, they were perceived as being less intelligent, resulting in ongoing stress and often a lack of confidence. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework promotes success for students who speak English as an additional language. Conclusion The UDL framework is used to display strategies from nursing literature that promote success for students who speak English as an additional language. [ J Nurs Educ . 2024;63(X):XXX–XXX.]
BACKGROUND: Il fallimento accademico interessa fino al 69,4% degli studenti di Infermieristica. Questo fenomeno ha costi sociali e formativi rilevanti, aumenta la carenza infermieristica e costituisce un indicatore di inefficienza dell’università. È noto che la motivazione intrinseca, l’autoefficacia percepita, il tempo di studio e la frequenza assidua alle attività didattiche influenzino il risultato accademico ma rimane da determinare quali fattori influenzino (a) quanto tempo gli studenti dedicano allo studio e (b) la frequenza alle attività didattiche. OBIETTIVO: Identificare i predittori precoci e modificabili del rendimento accademico degli studenti e individuare i fattori su cui è possibile intervenire per prevenire l’insuccesso evitabile. IPOTESI: Il rendimento accademico può essere predetto da (a) frequenza alle lezioni, (b) ore di studio e (c) tendenza ad iscriversi e sostenere gli esami. Questi fattori sono influenzati (a) dalla difficoltà percepita ad affrontare gli impegni didattici, (b) dall’importanza attribuita a diventare infermieri e dall’aspettativa di riuscirci. METODOLOGIA: Studio longitudinale multicentrico quantitativo: le analisi verificheranno se la difficoltà percepita predica, secondo un andamento quadratico, (a) la frequenza alle lezioni e (b) l’approccio agli esami, e se l’importanza attribuita a diventare infermieri predica in modo positivo e lineare il tempo di studio giornaliero. Inoltre, se la frequenza alle attività didattiche, l’approccio agli esami e il tempo di studio giornaliero predicano secondo una relazione positiva il rendimento accademico. RISULTATI ATTESI E IMPLICAZIONI PER LA PRATICA: Creare un modello predittivo per identificare precocemente gli studenti a rischio elevato d’insuccesso e identificare i fattori modificabili su cui intervenire per ridurre il numero di studenti ripetenti o rinunciatari.
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