The Impact of Employment on Nursing Students’ Academic Performance

Reyes, Helen; Hartin, Vicki; Loftin, Collette; Davenport, Deborah; Carter, Valecia

doi:10.1097/nne.0b013e318262abc9

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“…Consistent with previous studies, the overarching motivation for nursing students combining work and study was financial necessity (Devlin et al, ; Reyes et al, ; Salamonson et al, ). Owen et al () suggest that students work and study to provide funds to purchase textbooks and other necessities, thereby alleviating some financial stress.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…While previous international research has demonstrated the detrimental effect of excessive working on students’ academic performance (Reyes et al, ; Rochford et al, ; Salamonson et al, ), few studies have sought to understand nursing students’ motivation for and experiences of engaging in paid work while studying. Our findings illuminate how first‐year nursing students try to negotiate a balance between working, studying and living.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies have explored the impact of paid work and study on academic outcomes (Callender, 2008;Reyes, Hartin, Loftin, Davenport, & Carter, 2012;Robotham, 2012;Rochford, Connolly, & Drennan, 2009;Salamonson et al, 2012), and there are, however, few studies that explore nursing students' experiences. Hence, this paper will explore the experiences of first-year nursing students, and how they juggled study and other commitments, and at the same time, engaged in paid work.…”

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“Juggling many balls”: Working and studying among first‐year nursing students

Christiansen

Salamonson

Crawford³

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of first‐year nursing students, their motivations for working and how they juggled study and other commitments while engaging in paid work. Background There has been a global rise in the number of students balancing full‐time study, paid work and other commitments, with the main antecedent financial reasons. Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods Drawn from a larger Australasian sequential exploratory mixed‐method study, this qualitative study was conducted with fifty first‐year undergraduate nursing and midwifery students who commenced their nursing studies in 2017. Telephone or face‐to‐face interviews were conducted with purposively selected students engaged in either nursing or non‐nursing fields of work. Interviews were conducted from April–July 2017. Interviews lasted from 15–40 min. Results were thematically analysed. EQUATOR guidelines for qualitative research (COREQ) applied. Findings Two main themes and accompanying subthemes were identified. The first theme explored students’ motivation behind combining work and study and identified the need for financial security and “me time”. The second theme “Juggling many balls” provided insights into the benefits students perceived, how they kept the “balls” in the air and at times dropped “balls” while balancing work, study and other commitments. Conclusions The motivation behind paid work was mainly financial; however, students also reported work allowed an escape and time for self which had social and health benefits. Working provided a range of positive benefits, including a sense of achievement, improved self‐esteem and financial independence. Relevance to clinical practice Being able to juggle and multi‐task improved skills such as organisation and the ability to prioritise, all skills that have applicability for the role as registered nurse.

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“Juggling many balls”: Working and studying among first‐year nursing students

Christiansen

Salamonson

Crawford³

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Most of these studies have been conducted exclusively on nursing students (2, 24, 26-30). There is still considerable controversy in terms of the effects of the aforementioned factors on students’ academic failure (27, 31-37). On the other hand, beside the sample size, sampling method, study instrument, and employed statistical tests may be related to the study population and setting (5).…”

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Frequency and Predictors of Courses Repetition, Probation, and Delayed Graduation in Kashan Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Alavi¹,

Fakharian²,

Mirhoseini³

et al. 2013

Nurs Midwifery Stud

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Background: Course failing and delayed graduation are important concerns in educational systems. The reasons of these educational failures need to be clarified. Objectives: This study was designed to determine the academic failure rate and its predictors in Nursing and Midwifery Students in Kashan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, the records of all the students graduated in Nursing and Midwifery faculty during 18 years (1986 -2003) were evaluated (1174 graduates). The demographic variables and the educational situation were recorded. The frequency of course repetition, probation, and delayed graduation were determined and the data were analyzed using the chi-square and logistic regression tests. Results: The frequency of course repetition, probation, and delayed graduation was reported to be 19.25%, 3.9% and 19.85%, respectively. Gaining Low grade in high school, transferring from other universities, having special quota, and transferring temporarily to other universities were mentioned as the risk factors of academic failure. The major had a significant relationship with academic failure. Day time students had more course failure and night time students stayed longer in the university. Conclusions: The individual characteristics, educational background and admission criteria had showed relation with academic failure. Vulnerable students should be identified and educational supports should be provided for these students.

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“…The background of individuals includes various exposures to individuals or experiences while at work. Recent trends have demonstrated an increase in nursing students working while they attend nursing school [16,17]. Understanding nursing students' working backgrounds and how that impacts their stress will provide nursing educators with the ability to select a simulator based upon their students' needs.…”

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Bringing the Background to the Foreground in Nursing Education: Appreciating Nursing Students’ Backgrounds in an End-Of-Life Care Simulation

Allen¹

2018

PMCOA

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Background: Multiple healthcare agencies, such as American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2016) and American Nurses' Association (2017), requested that end-of-life care be incorporated in undergraduate nursing education. Simulation offers nursing educators the opportunity to offer safe, hands-on end-of-life care education. However, a gap in the literature exists when examining the impact of the simulator and nursing students' backgrounds on their stress.

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The Impact of Employment on Nursing Students’ Academic Performance

Cited by 22 publications

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“Juggling many balls”: Working and studying among first‐year nursing students

“Juggling many balls”: Working and studying among first‐year nursing students

Frequency and Predictors of Courses Repetition, Probation, and Delayed Graduation in Kashan Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Bringing the Background to the Foreground in Nursing Education: Appreciating Nursing Students’ Backgrounds in an End-Of-Life Care Simulation

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