Authors
Rachel Macdiarmid, Patricia McClunie-Trust, Kay Shannon, Rhona Winnnington, Andrea E. Donaldson, Rebecca J Jarden, Rachel Lamdin-Hunter, Eamon Merrick, Rosemary Turner, Virginia Jones
Publication date
2021/4
Source
SAGE open nursing
Volume
7
Pages
23779608211011310
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Description
Introduction
While graduate entry nursing programmes are well established in the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA), they are relatively new to New Zealand and Australia. These programmes have been developed to meet the demands of the health workforce and provide graduates an alternative pathway to becoming a RN. Nursing is viewed as an attractive career option for this growing market of graduate entry students.
Objective
This study explored the motivations underpinning students choosing a graduate entry MNSc degree over a traditional undergraduate nursing programme.
Methods
A qualitative, longitudinal single case study design, informed by Yin was used. The first phase of the study is reported here. All students commencing a MNSc degree at the beginning of 2020 across four education providers (3 in New Zealand & 1 in Australia) were eligible to take part in the study. Ten …
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