The financial challenges for Australian nursing students attending placement-based work-integrated learning.

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Usher, Kim, Fagan, Anthea, Brown, Janie A., Mather, Carey, Marlow, Annette, Power, Tamara, van de Mortel, Thea, West, Caryn, Hutchinson, Marie, Zhao, Lin, Terry, Victoria, Woods, Cindy and Lea, Jackie. 2022. "The financial challenges for Australian nursing students attending placement-based work-integrated learning." Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research. 29 (2), pp. 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.07.005
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The financial challenges for Australian nursing students attending placement-based work-integrated learning.

ERA Journal ID14073
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsUsher, Kim (Author), Fagan, Anthea (Author), Brown, Janie A. (Author), Mather, Carey (Author), Marlow, Annette (Author), Power, Tamara (Author), van de Mortel, Thea (Author), West, Caryn (Author), Hutchinson, Marie (Author), Zhao, Lin (Author), Terry, Victoria (Author), Woods, Cindy (Author) and Lea, Jackie (Author)
Journal TitleCollegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research
Journal Citation29 (2), pp. 154-160
Number of Pages7
Year2022
PublisherElsevier
Place of PublicationNetherlands
ISSN1322-7696
1876-7575
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.07.005
Web Address (URL)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1322769621000901
Abstract

Background: Mandatory placement-based work-integrated learning (WIL) poses challenges for nursing students who work whilst studying. The financial burden of WIL links to other known direct and indirect challenges, yet no Australian study has quantified the financial challenges resulting from attending mandatory WIL placements. Placement-based WIL costs may preclude some students from completing WIL, which may impact student attrition and the future health workforce. Aim: To investigate Australian nursing students’ financial challenges related to mandatory WIL. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey conducted with nursing students from nine Australian universities across five Australian states. The 28-question survey investigated the location of, and travels to, the most recent WIL placement; and students’ employment, accommodation, financial support, expenses and debts, and financial strain pertaining to WIL placements. Results: Overall, 2,359 students participated. The majority were employed (84%); 65% of these reported that they were unable to work during WIL, affecting their employment. One-third incurred a financial liability from their placement, 79% reported financial hardship, and 73% found their placement stressful due to financial strain. Financial issues affected 62% of students’ health and wellbeing. Discussion: Financial pressures related to WIL impact nursing students. While students have strategies to reduce these pressures, universities can also better manage their placement preferencing and support of students to reduce financial impacts of placement-based WIL on students. Conclusions: Nursing students face substantial financial challenges related to placement-based WIL. Scholarship programs and other forms of support are required to assist nursing students to undertake WIL.

KeywordsEducation; Financial support; Nursing; Placement; Students; Work-integrated learning (WIL)
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020399999. Other education not elsewhere classified
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of New England
Curtin University
University of Tasmania
University of Technology Sydney
Griffith University
James Cook University
Southern Cross University
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
La Trobe University
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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