79 research outputs found
What factors affect nursing students' decisions of whether to take rural jobs:An exploratory interview study in China
Recruitment, Selection and Retention of Nursing and Midwifery Students in Scottish Universities
Background: High attrition rates from pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes have been reported in both the UK and in other countries.\ud
Objectives: A study was conducted to identify best practice in recruitment, selection and retention across\ud
Scottish Universities providing pre-registration programmes.\ud
Design: A survey of all universities providing pre-registration programmes in Scotland was conducted.\ud
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key personnel in each university. Documentary evidence\ud
was collected to supplement interview data and evidence recruitment, selection and retention practices.\ud
Settings: All universities in Scotland providing pre-registration nursing and/or midwifery programmes.\ud
Participants: All 10 identified universities agreed to take part and a total of 18 interviews were conducted.\ud
Methods: Semi-structured face to face and telephone interviews were conducted. Relevant documentary\ud
evidence was collected. All data were subject to thematic analysis.\ud
Findings: Universities are predominantly concerned with recruiting to the institution and not to the professions.\ud
Interviews are widely used, and are a requirement in the United Kingdom. However, there is no evidence base\ud
within the literature that they have predictive validity despite creating scales and scoring systemswhich are largely\ud
unvalidated.\ud
The study identified initiatives aimed at addressing attrition/retention, howevermost had not been evaluated often\ud
due to the multi-factorial nature of attrition/retention and difficulties with measurement.\ud
Conclusions: Recruitment selection and retention initiativeswere rarely evaluated, and if so, adopted a relatively superficial\ud
approach. Evidence from existing studies to support practices was mostly weakly supportive or absent.\ud
The study highlights the need for a coordinated approach, supporting the development of a robust evidence\ud
base through the evaluation of local initiatives, and evaluation of new strategies. Evaluation strategies must take\ud
account of the local context to facilitate transferability of findings across different setting
Good Practice in Recruitment, Selection and Retention of Pre-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Students on behalf of NHS Education Scotland and Scottish Government Health Directorates
Theorising survivorship after intensive care:A systematic review of patient and family experiences
Costs and clinical benefits of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in pancreaticoduodenectomy:An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Knowledge, opinions and clinical practice regarding postoperative delirium in older patients:A survey of nurses and anaesthetists
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) reduces hospital costs and improve clinical outcomes in liver surgery:A systematic review and meta-analysis
Understanding human resource wastage in the nursing shortage:Lessons learned from Chinese nurses leaving nursing practice
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