Should nursing-related work experience be a prerequisite for acceptance into a nursing programme?. A study of students' reasons for withdrawing from undergraduate nursing at an Australian university

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Wilson, Anne ^a   Chur Hansen, Anna ^a   Marshall, Amy ^a   Air, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attrition; Nurse education; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; STUDENT; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, NURSING; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957638120     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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