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Academic Journal
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Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; Aug2013, Vol. 45 Issue 1, p64-78, 15p
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AUDITING
COLLEGE students
COMPARATIVE studies
EDUCATION research
EMERGENCY medical services education
EMERGENCY medical technicians
EXPERIENCE
FOCUS groups
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
METROPOLITAN areas
NURSING schools
NURSING students
QUESTIONNAIRES
RURAL conditions
SATISFACTION
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
VOCATIONAL guidance
CLINICAL competence
QUALITATIVE research
GRADUATES
QUANTITATIVE research
EDUCATIONAL attainment
THEMATIC analysis
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
BACCALAUREATE nursing education
EDUCATION -
One third of undergraduate nursing students in Australia are studying nursing concurrently with another undergraduate degree. This study examined the career preferences of double degree (DD) nursing students and the career destinations of graduates to gain an understanding of the reasons why nursing is chosen or not chosen. The design was a sequential mixed methods explanatory study. Questionnaires and interviews collected information during the final year of the DD, on commencement of work, and after 2 years in the workforce. Results revealed less than half of final year students indicated a preference for nursing, but 60-73% were employed in nursing after graduation. Career decisions were influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic rewards unique to nursing but also the other discipline. Practicum experiences and location of work were also important factors. Strategies are needed to avoid losing potential nursing graduates to other disciplines at a time of nursing staff shortages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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