What motivates people to commence a graduate entry nursing programme: a mixed method scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global deficit of nurses demands urgent attention in the recruitment and education of this future workforce. Graduate entry nursing (GEN) programmes are one option for people with undergraduate degrees who are seeking nursing education. Determining the key motivations for enrolling in these programmes will support the development of new initiatives in the education sector to both recruit and retain this future workforce and inform future primary research. This scoping review aims to comprehensively describe what motivates graduates to enrol in GEN programmes.

Methods

Peer reviewed studies of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method research investigating motivations to commence a graduate entry nursing programme were included, following a pre-determined prot

SUBMITTER: Macdiarmid R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature