Raines Deborah A
Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, USA.
Online J Issues Nurs. 2010 Nov 24;16(1):8. doi: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No01PPT03.
The fastest growing university-based nursing programs are the accelerated programs of study for students who hold a baccalaureate degree in another discipline and desire to change careers. Understanding the factors that attract these individuals to the study and practice of nursing is important for nursing recruitment and retention. In this article the author describes how she analyzed the stories of the first two cohorts of students (N=66) admitted to an accelerated, second degree program in the Southeastern United States. These stories, written by prospective students, described the factors that influenced their decision to pursue the study of nursing as a second career. A content analysis identified three themes: What I bring to nursing; Seeking satisfying work; and The missing piece. The findings provide insight into the factors that attract the second degree/career changing learner to the study of nursing. The author begins with a review of literature related to the reasons for choosing nursing as a profession and a description of the method used to analyze the stories written by the prospective students. This is followed by her presentation of findings, along with a discussion of the findings and the implications of the findings for educators and employers.
发展最快的基于大学的护理项目是为那些在其他学科拥有学士学位并渴望转行的学生开设的加速学习项目。了解吸引这些人从事护理学习和实践的因素对于护理专业的招聘和留用至关重要。在本文中，作者描述了她如何分析美国东南部一个加速第二学位项目录取的前两批学生（N = 66）的故事。这些由准学生撰写的故事描述了影响他们决定将护理学习作为第二职业的因素。内容分析确定了三个主题：我给护理带来了什么；寻求满意的工作；以及缺失的部分。这些发现为吸引第二学位/转行学习者从事护理学习的因素提供了见解。作者首先回顾了与选择护理作为职业的原因相关的文献，并描述了用于分析准学生所写故事的方法。接下来是她对研究结果的呈现，以及对研究结果的讨论和这些结果对教育工作者和雇主的启示。
