School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, G.P.O Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2012 Mar;12(2):89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.08.002. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of Australian graduate-entry nursing students as they journeyed towards their wish of becoming a registered nurse.
This paper reports the findings from a qualitative grounded theory study used to develop one theoretical framework for explaining graduate-entry nursing students' journeys to nursing. Computer mediated communication collected data through semi-structured electronic interviews. This study focussed on the experiences of a purposive sample of six past graduate-entry nursing students from an Australian university.
Participants' decisions to pursue nursing were often long-lasting involving considerable thought and preparation. Educational experiences were a collection of detractors and facilitators throughout the course. Working as nurses post-graduation re-shaped their original perceptions of nursing, often with gender differences, however their commitment to nursing remained strong and all overtly verified having become a registered nurse.
This study identified the unique experiences of graduate-entry nursing students. This uniqueness represented numerous life experiences including previous tertiary study. Avenues of further research were identified where a deeper understanding of graduate nursing students could be gained. Such knowledge may lead to courses that better capture the abilities of graduates who may not have considered nursing but for the graduate-entry pathway.
本研究旨在探讨澳大利亚研究生入学护理学生在实现注册护士愿望的过程中的体验。
本文报告了一项定性扎根理论研究的结果，该研究旨在为解释研究生入学护理学生的护理之旅发展一个理论框架。计算机中介通信通过半结构化的电子访谈收集数据。本研究重点关注来自澳大利亚一所大学的过去六名研究生入学护理学生的经验。
参与者决定从事护理工作往往是长期的，涉及大量的思考和准备。教育经历在整个课程中都是一系列的阻碍者和促进者。毕业后作为护士工作重塑了他们对护理的最初看法，通常存在性别差异，但他们对护理的承诺仍然强烈，并且都公开验证已经成为注册护士。
本研究确定了研究生入学护理学生的独特体验。这种独特性代表了许多生活经历，包括以前的高等教育学习。确定了进一步研究的途径，可以更深入地了解研究生护理学生。这种知识可能会导致更好地培养那些可能没有考虑过护理但通过研究生入学途径的毕业生的能力的课程。
