Should I stay or should I go? A study exploring why healthcare students consider leaving their programme

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 889-895

  Hamshire, Claire ^a   Willgoss, Thomas G ^a   Wibberley, Christopher ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attrition; Experience; Retention; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881024216     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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