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    Barriers and enablers to retention of Aboriginal Diploma of Nursing students in Western Australia: An exploratory descriptive study

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    Slatyer, Susan
    Cramer, J.
    Pugh, J.
    Twigg, D.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Slatyer, S. and Cramer, J. and Pugh, J. and Twigg, D. 2016. Barriers and enablers to retention of Aboriginal Diploma of Nursing students in Western Australia: An exploratory descriptive study. Nurse Education Today. 42: pp. 17-22.
    Source Title
    Nurse Education Today
    DOI
    10.1016/j.nedt.2016.03.026
    ISSN
    1532-2793
    School
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46512
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Background: Nursing education appropriate to the learning needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students is essential to prepare them for registration as nurses. Despite incentives to encourage the recruitment and retention of such students, a disproportionate number commence but do not finish their nursing studies. Objectives: To describe the barriers and enablers to the retention of Aboriginal students in a Diploma of Nursing course (Enrolled/Division 2) in Western Australia. Design: An exploratory descriptive design was used. Settings: One metropolitan educational facility catering for Aboriginal people offering an 18-month course in a block release format. Participants: A convenience sample of 16 students aged 18 + years. Methods: Newly enrolled students (n = 10) participated in an investigator-developed survey to explore their motivation for entering the course. Nine of these students and a further seven students who were nearing the end of their course participated in focus groups to explore their experiences of nursing education. Results: Survey respondents had a mean age of 32.7 years; most were female, had nominated family as influential in the decision to enrol, and commenced with a friend. Regarding recruitment and retention, the qualitative data highlighted the importance of students': perceptions of the training organisation, characteristics, experiences of nursing education, and sources of support. Conclusions: Strategies that develop individual's resilience and engage supportive networks can assist Aboriginal students to negotiate tertiary nursing study. Academic skills assessments supplemented with tailored educational support at entry can resource students to navigate increasingly complex course content. Flexibility throughout the course enables students to negotiate study in a context of ongoing family and financial obligations.

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