Nursing doctoral students' experiences of the courses and comprehensive examinations in China: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the experiences of doctoral students regarding courses and comprehensive examinations is crucial to enhance the quality of doctoral programs. Scarce information is available on the experiences of nursing doctoral students on the courses and comprehensive examinations in China. The purpose of this study was to understand the nursing doctoral students' experiences on courses and comprehensive examinations of the doctoral program at Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, and propose improvements.

Design

A convergent parallel mixed methods design adhering to EQUATOR guidelines for Good Reporting of a Mixed Methods Study.

Methods

A total of 20 doctoral students were recruited through purposive sampling in September 2022 from the Xiang

SUBMITTER: Liu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566128 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature