Abstract:This study seeks to determine whether emotional distress during the first clinical placement is a cause of attrition from nursing programs. There is an impending shortage of nurses over the next decade as healthcare loses a generation of older nurses to retirement. The increasing demand of an unprecedented ageing population requiring health services has the potential to result in nursing shortages. Many nurses work in emotionally charged and stressful environments which can lead to burnout and a decision to le… Show more
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