An understanding of students' career interests at entry and exit from undergraduate nursing
programmes could inform decisions regarding curricula and clinical placements. Since …

This paper presents the findings of a survey which explored the career preferences of
Australian Bachelor of Nursing students for certain clinical specialities. A convenience …

Graduate entry nursing programs designed for individuals with prior degrees in other
disciplines are becoming increasingly popular internationally. They provide entry into …

Objective: Graduate entry to nursing programs are new to Australia. This paper reports on an
analysis of students enrolled in an accelerated, pre registration, masters level nursing …

McKenna L, McCall L, Wray N. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16: 176–182
Clinical placements and nursing students' career planning: A qualitative exploration Many …

Objective: To compare and contrast the reasons that nurses and nursing students provide for
entering and leaving nursing. Design: A quantitative cross sectional cohort design with …

Background Determining the reasons people choose to study nursing may help educators
and managers develop student-focussed and enticing nursing programmes. In Australia …

Demand for nursing care, and nurses, is growing in the United Kingdom given an
increasingly ageing patient population with long-term co-morbidities. An ageing nursing …

Young people leaving schools and sixth-form colleges have the opportunity to choose a
career path from an increasing number of courses in colleges of further and higher …

Background Registered nurses are under-represented in the primary health care setting
both internationally and in Australia, and this shortage is predicted to worsen. To address …