Barriers and enablers to retention of Aboriginal Diploma of Nursing students in Western Australia: An exploratory descriptive study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 42, Issue , 2016, Pages 17-22

  Slatyer, Susan ^a,b,c   Cramer, Jennifer ^c   Pugh, Judith D ^c,d   Twigg, Diane E ^b,c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal nurses; Diploma programs; Education; Nursing; Student retention; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; COURSE CONTENT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; SKILL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, NURSING; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84963938818     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.03.026     Document Type: Article

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