Aim To identify predictors of late academic or early career dropout, and derive a simple model for identifying nursing students and novice nurses with significant increased dropout risk. Background Dropout from nursing school and the nursing profession is of great concern for students, educators, as …

Background Dropout in later years of the nursing degree programme involves lost investment and is a particular problem for both students and educators. Reasons for late dropout seem to be related to the work and learning environment of the clinical placement. Objectives The aim of this study was to …

Aims To provide: (a) an overview of interventions aimed at improving mental health of student or novice nurses; and (b) an evaluation of their effectiveness on dropout‐related outcomes. Design Systematic review. Data sources Research papers published between January 1971–February 2019 were identified …

The global shortages of nurses require a closer look at why nursing students stop in the later years of their degree programme. The purpose of this study is to explore nursing students' experiences and reasons that lead to this late dropout. Semi-structured interviews were held in 2017 with eleven former …