Wang Yanchi, Ge Yuanjing, Chu Minjie, Xu Xujuan
Affiliated Nantong Hospital of Shanghai University (The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong), Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, China.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Oct 8;23(1):728. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02373-2.
The demand for nursing professionals with advanced education and specialized knowledge is growing, which encourages nursing undergraduates to pursue postgraduate studies. Therefore, an in-depth investigation into the barriers and facilitators affecting the motivation of nursing undergraduates to take postgraduate entrance exams was necessary. This may provide more targeted recommendations for the formulation of relevant policies and the provision of student support. The purpose of this study is to explore the barriers and facilitators affecting the motivation of nursing undergraduates for postgraduate entrance examination.
Data for this study were collected from in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 nursing undergraduates from Nantong University between October and December 2023. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data.
Four barriers were identified, including study pressure and internship fatigue, self-doubt and fear of failure, employment pressure, and lack of information and resources. Four facilitators were also identified, including the desire to upgrade academic qualifications and professional skills, career development and transition, escaping clinical work and delaying employment, as well as the power of role models, and social support.
The findings may help nursing undergraduates navigate the path to postgraduate entrance exams more effectively and ultimately succeed in their studies and future careers. The study underscores the importance of addressing these barriers and leveraging these facilitators to support the holistic development of nursing students.
对受过高等教育且具备专业知识的护理专业人员的需求不断增长，这促使护理专业本科生攻读研究生学位。因此，有必要深入调查影响护理专业本科生考研动机的障碍因素和促进因素。这可为相关政策的制定和学生支持措施的提供提供更具针对性的建议。本研究旨在探讨影响护理专业本科生考研动机的障碍因素和促进因素。
本研究的数据收集自2023年10月至12月对南通大学15名护理专业本科生进行的深入半结构化访谈。采用主题分析法对数据进行分析。
确定了四个障碍因素，包括学习压力和实习疲劳、自我怀疑和害怕失败、就业压力以及信息和资源匮乏。还确定了四个促进因素，包括提升学历和专业技能的愿望、职业发展和转型、逃避临床工作和推迟就业，以及榜样的力量和社会支持。
研究结果可能有助于护理专业本科生更有效地踏上考研之路，并最终在学业和未来职业生涯中取得成功。该研究强调了解决这些障碍因素并利用这些促进因素以支持护理专业学生全面发展的重要性。
