Nursing student attrition continues to attract political, or…
Nursing student attrition continues to attract political, organizational and social interest for a number of reasons including: persistent nursing shortages, the age profile of the current nursing population, and the economic costs of attrition. While attrition in nursing students is not a new phenomenon, it is surprising that this issue has attracted such little research attention. Completed attrition research in nursing has tended to focus on explanations for attrition obtained from students who persist, rather than the experiences of students who have withdrawn from preregistration nursing courses. The emotional impact on students who decide to voluntarily leave has attracted limited attention. A qualitative study design was selected to help explain the lived experience causing voluntary attrition in nursing students within a School of Nursing. A semi-structured interview method was used to collect data from study participants. The study population was obtained through purposeful sampling and consisted of 15 students who had previously voluntarily withdrawn from nursing programs. This article describes the range of emotions which many students experienced and the process of gradual disengagement which may precede student decisions to formally withdraw.Questions:Number your answers and keep your answers short and straight to the point.What qualitative research approach was utilized?What would one look for to make sure that the sample size was adequate?Formulate a qualitative research question in this study?
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