Undergraduate nursing studies: the first-year experience
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Article Title | Undergraduate nursing studies: the first-year experience |
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ERA Journal ID | 20382 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Birks, Melanie (Author), Chapman, Ysanne (Author), Ralph, Nicholas (Author), McPherson, Carol (Author), Eliot, Matt (Author) and Coyle, Meaghan (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Institutional Research |
Journal Citation | 18 (1), pp. 26-35 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1322-4298 |
1443-2110 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.aair.org.au/articles/volume-18-no-1/18-1-undergraduate-nursing-studies-the-first-year-experience |
Abstract | The transfer of nursing education into the tertiary section in Australia aimed to address a number of issues for nursing, the most significant of which was to enhance the status of the profession. A side effect of the establishment of university-based nursing programs is the increased flexibility that makes studies in nursing an option for students who may otherwise not have had this opportunity. Such accessibility is not without problems as many students enter tertiary nursing programs after a prolonged period of absence from a scholarly environment. Those who do enrol directly from other forms of study are often overwhelmed by the specific requirements of nursing programs. In order to promote student succession and reduce attrition, universities have established a number of mechanisms to support students as they transition to the tertiary environment. This article reports on a survey of 112 nursing students enrolled in their first year of study at a regional university in Australia. |
Keywords | Baccalaureate nursing programs; first-year student experience; pre-service nursing education; undergraduate nursing education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy | |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © Australasian Association for Institutional Research Inc. 2013. This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | Central Queensland University |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q28yz/undergraduate-nursing-studies-the-first-year-experience
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