A generation at risk: the unseen consequences of Nepal's nursing shortage on undergraduate nursing students clinical education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global nursing shortage has particularly severe consequences in resource-constrained countries like Nepal, where a significant outflow of healthcare professionals exacerbates the crisis. While the impact on patient care, workforce dynamics, and organizational challenges within healthcare settings have been extensively researched, the profound implications of this crisis for nursing education remain underexplored. This qualitative study sheds light on the often-unseen consequences of the nursing shortage on undergraduate nursing students' clinical education.

Methods

Data were collected from three focus group discussions involving eighteen final-year nursing students from two tertiary institutions. The first two discussions took place in June 2024, with the thir

SUBMITTER: Ghimire A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662812 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature