Factors Associated With Undergraduate Nursing Students' Academic and Clinical Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is conflicting and limited information regarding factors that influence undergraduate nursing students' academic and clinical performance prior to entry to practice.

Objective

To identify factors influencing the academic and clinical performance of undergraduate nursing students throughout the course.

Design

Mixed methods study utilizing a retrospective cohort and a qualitative study.

Setting

Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

Longitudinal existing data of nursing undergraduate students who commenced in 2017 (n = 176) and 2018 (n = 76), and two focus groups with final year nursing students were analyzed.

Methods

Retrospective students' records were used to determine the students' academic and clini

SUBMITTER: Fooladi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889111 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature