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The shortage of nurses has become a global phenomenon, and methods of decreasing the attrition rate of nurses have been explored. Resilience was one of the important factors that increased the retention rate of nurses who stayed in this highly stressful profession.

To understand how undergraduate nursing students perceive and experience their clinical placements and to identify the factors that helped them build resilience.

A qualitative design utilizing focus group interviews was adopted for this study.

Nineteen third- and fourth-year undergraduate nursing students in a Bachelor of Nursing program participated in this study.

This study was conducted at a local university in Singapore.

Four audio-taped focus group interviews were conducted.

Students reported that they were stressed while facing challenges head-on during their first clinical placements …