Student perceptions, experiences and support within their current Bachelor of Nursing

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McNally, Stephen, Azzopardi, Toni, Hatcher, Deborah, O'Reilly, Rebecca and Keedle, Hazel. (2019). Student perceptions, experiences and support within their current Bachelor of Nursing. Nurse Education Today. 76, pp. 56-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.01.032
AuthorsMcNally, Stephen, Azzopardi, Toni, Hatcher, Deborah, O'Reilly, Rebecca and Keedle, Hazel
Abstract

Background
This study was developed to assist academics and curriculum designers to understand the perspectives and expectations of students when designing a program of study and inclusive of students as partners. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing (BN).

Settings, participants, methods
The setting is a multi-campus university in Australia. Participants were currently enrolled and recruited from the Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing Advanced and Bachelor of Nursing Graduate Entry. Semi-structured focus group interviews and thematic analysis was used to collect and analyse the data.

Results
Three major themes were identified from the focus group interviews: 1. Expectations; 2. Interesting and stimulating; and 3. Preparedness for study and clinical practice.

Conclusion
Students held strong personal reasons for pursuing a nursing degree. The geographic location and international rankings were factors for choosing the university in this study. Student's perceptions and experiences of the curriculum and support identified that their BN program was interesting and adequately prepared them for clinical practice. Some areas for improvement were more detail during program orientation related to clinical practice requirements and more assistance with engaging with learning and teaching technologies.

Keywordsacademic literacy; blended learning; curriculum review; focus groups; nursing students; international students; thematic analysis
Year2019
JournalNurse Education Today
Journal citation76, pp. 56-61
PublisherElsevier Ltd
ISSN0260-6917
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.01.032
PubMed ID30771610
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85061378807
Page range56-61
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Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online13 Feb 2019
Publication process dates
Accepted28 Jan 2019
Deposited23 May 2025
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