Macdiarmid Rachel, McClunie-Trust Patricia, Shannon Kay, Winnnington Rhona, E Donaldson Andrea, Jarden Rebecca J, Lamdin-Hunter Rachel, Merrick Eamon, Turner Rosemary, Jones Virginia
School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2021 Apr 21;7:23779608211011310. doi: 10.1177/23779608211011310. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
While graduate entry nursing programmes are well established in the United Kingdom and the United States of America (USA), they are relatively new to New Zealand and Australia. These programmes have been developed to meet the demands of the health workforce and provide graduates an alternative pathway to becoming a RN. Nursing is viewed as an attractive career option for this growing market of graduate entry students.
This study explored the motivations underpinning students choosing a graduate entry MNSc degree over a traditional undergraduate nursing programme.
A qualitative, longitudinal single case study design, informed by Yin was used. The first phase of the study is reported here. All students commencing a MNSc degree at the beginning of 2020 across four education providers (3 in New Zealand & 1 in Australia) were eligible to take part in the study. Ten students agreed to take part and undertake an interview. Braun and Clarke's approach to thematic analysis was used to analyse the interview data.
Three key themes of motivation were identified from the data: the attraction of nursing; the clarity nursing offers in terms of career progression; and the design of the intensive programme.
The motivations to choose a MNSc degree were deeply considered, multifaceted, and influenced by nursing role models. Students wanting to engage with a graduate entry MNSc programme did so through a reflective process of assessing their current career status and future career values. Participants in this study believed nursing would provide a secure and sustainable career path, potentially creating new horizons or possibilities beyond their previous work and life experiences. Having insight into what motivates individuals to enrol in such programmes may assist both education providers and the health sector with RN graduate recruitment and graduate entry programme enrolment.
虽然研究生入学护理课程在英国和美国已成熟确立，但在新西兰和澳大利亚相对较新。这些课程是为满足卫生人力需求而开发的，为毕业生提供了成为注册护士的另一条途径。对于这个不断增长的研究生入学学生市场而言，护理被视为一个有吸引力的职业选择。
本研究探讨了学生选择研究生入学护理学硕士学位而非传统本科护理课程的动机。
采用了受尹（Yin）启发的定性、纵向单案例研究设计。本文报告了研究的第一阶段。2020年初在四个教育机构（3个在新西兰，1个在澳大利亚）开始攻读护理学硕士学位的所有学生都有资格参与该研究。十名学生同意参与并接受访谈。采用布劳恩和克拉克的主题分析方法对访谈数据进行分析。
从数据中确定了三个关键动机主题：护理的吸引力；护理在职业发展方面提供的清晰度；以及强化课程的设计。
选择护理学硕士学位的动机经过了深入思考、多方面考量，且受到护理榜样的影响。想要参与研究生入学护理学硕士课程的学生是通过反思性地评估他们当前的职业状况和未来的职业价值观来这样做的。本研究的参与者认为护理将提供一条安全且可持续的职业道路，可能创造出超越他们以往工作和生活经历的新视野或可能性。深入了解促使个人报名参加此类课程的动机，可能有助于教育机构和卫生部门进行注册护士毕业生招聘以及研究生入学课程招生。
