School Counselors’ Perceptions of Necessary Attributes of Middle and High School Students Interested in a Career in Nursing

Abstract

School counselors in this study perceived nursing as a caring profession but not necessarily an academic one. Early intervention in middle school may alter preconceived images of nursing as exclusively female and caring but also as a profession that requires much academic preparation.

Voluntary Attrition Among Traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Students: An Integrative Review

“…Voluntary attrition from nursing school results in a reduction of the potential nursing workforce. Inadequate social and financial supports, family and work obligations, and unrealistic expectations of academic rigor leading to a lack of success in coursework have been previously identified as reasons for involuntary attrition (Hadenfeldt, 2012; O’Donnell, 2011; Williams & Dickstein-Fisher, 2019). Findings from this review expand the understanding of intrinsic factors that lead to dissatisfaction with nursing as a college major and subsequent voluntary attrition.…”