TY - JOUR
T1 - The reasons students choose to undertake a nursing degree
AU - Wilkes, Lesley
AU - Cowin, Leanne
AU - Johnson, Maree
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: Determining the reasons people choose to study nursing may help educators and managers develop student-focussed and enticing nursing programmes. In Australia, little research has been undertaken with students entering nursing programmes and the reasons for their choice. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine why new students choose to enter nursing at university. Design: A descriptive survey design. Setting: An urban university in Sydney, Australia. Participants: Undergraduate nursing students at the beginning of their first year of study. Method: An open-ended question relating to the reasons for students' choice of a nursing pro-gramme was included in the survey. The transcribed textual data were content analysed forwords related to the students' choice. Results: The students' reasons for entering nursing programmes were both personal and career related, with personal being more dominant. The reasons to start nursing were: being able to help and care for people, job security, the ability to enter tertiary education and the enjoyment or love of nursing.
AB - Background: Determining the reasons people choose to study nursing may help educators and managers develop student-focussed and enticing nursing programmes. In Australia, little research has been undertaken with students entering nursing programmes and the reasons for their choice. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine why new students choose to enter nursing at university. Design: A descriptive survey design. Setting: An urban university in Sydney, Australia. Participants: Undergraduate nursing students at the beginning of their first year of study. Method: An open-ended question relating to the reasons for students' choice of a nursing pro-gramme was included in the survey. The transcribed textual data were content analysed forwords related to the students' choice. Results: The students' reasons for entering nursing programmes were both personal and career related, with personal being more dominant. The reasons to start nursing were: being able to help and care for people, job security, the ability to enter tertiary education and the enjoyment or love of nursing.
KW - career
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/545488
U2 - 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.01.003
M3 - Article
SN - 1322-7696
VL - 22
SP - 259
EP - 265
JO - Collegian
JF - Collegian
IS - 3
ER -