More than twenty per cent of today’s nursing students will leave their training before qualifying. Understanding and Preventing Student Attrition in Pre-registration Nursing Education explores this challenging issue in nursing education, helping faculty, mentors and healthcare organisations recognise the causes of nursing student dropout, develop effective strategies for prevention, and provide better support to student nurses. With its emphasis on prevention and support, this practical text not only addresses the problem of attrition but provides solutions to help strengthen the future nursing workforce.
- Brings together research, evidence and strategies to help educators, institutions and policymakers better support student nurses, providing targeted guidance that can improve student retention and ultimately support safer, more sustainable healthcare systems
- Explores the reasons behind attrition-the often-complex academic, emotional, financial and clinical pressures that lead students to leave before qualification
- Emphasises prevention and support throughout, in areas such as mentorship and supervision, student wellbeing, improved teaching strategies and early identification of struggling students
Table of Contents
1. Historical Context of Nurse Attrition2. What Is Attrition in Higher Education?
3. Key Findings of the Attrition Research Project
4. Factors Contributing to Attrition
5. Personal Idiosyncratic Reasons for Leaving an Undergraduate Nursing Course
6. The Consequences of Attrition on Undergraduate Nurses: A Critical Analysis
7. Practical Strategies
8. Possible Resources
9. Links to Relevant Governmental and International Bodies
