Nurse education: attrition rates in the UK

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (48) ◽  
pp. 45-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Louise Coakley
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Education ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
The Uk

A positive psychology study and intervention on the well-being of French PhD students in biology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Marais ◽  
Rebecca Shankland ◽  
Pascale Haag ◽  
Robin Fiault ◽  
Bridget Juniper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Reference Sample ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Human Costs ◽  
The Uk ◽  
And Control ◽  
Health And Well Being

In France, little data are available on mental health and well-being in academia, and nothing has been published about PhD students. From studies abroad, we know that doing a PhD is a difficult experience resulting in high attrition rates with significant financial and human costs. Here we focused on PhD students in biology at university Lyon 1. A first study aimed at measuring the mental health and well-being of PhD students using several generalist and PhD-specific tools. Our results on 136 participants showed that a large fraction of the PhD students experience abnormal levels of stress, depression and anxiety, and their mean well-being score is significantly lower than that of a British reference sample. French PhD student well-being is specifically affected by career uncertainty, perceived lack of progress in the PhD and perceived lack of competence, which points towards possible cultural differences of experiencing a PhD in France and the UK. In a second study, we carried out a positive psychology intervention. Comparing the scores of the test and control groups showed a clear effect of the intervention on reducing anxiety. We discuss our results and the possible future steps to improve French PhD students’ well-being.

scholarly journals Burnout amongst neurosurgical trainees in the UK and Ireland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Liber Salloum ◽  
Phillip Correia Copley ◽  
Marco Mancuso-Marcello ◽  
John Emelifeonwu ◽  
Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Enhance Patient Care

Abstract Introduction Burnout is becoming an increasingly recognised phenomenon within the medical profession. This study aims to investigate the presence of burnout amongst neurosurgical trainees in the UK and Ireland as well as investigating potential exacerbating and protective factors. Method An online survey was sent to all neurosurgical trainees in the UK and Ireland via the British Neurosurgical Trainees’ Association (BNTA) mailing list. Responding participants anonymously completed the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and answered questions about known risk factors for burnout including workplace environment, workplace bullying, time spent on leisure activities and sleep and reported likelihood of leaving neurosurgery. We also collated data on responders’ demographics. We compared CBI scores for participants with and without risk factors to determine correlation with CBI. Results There were 75 respondents (response rate 42%) from a range of ages and all training grades, 72% of whom were male. The median CBI score was 38.85 (IQR 17.76). Participants showed a higher degree of personal and workplace burnout (median CBIs of 47.02, IQR 25.00; and 49.14, IQR 19.64, respectively) compared with patient-related burnout (median CBI 18.67, IQR 25.00). Participants with the following self-reported risk factors were significantly more likely to have higher CBIs: workplace bullying (p = 0.01), getting on less well with colleagues (p < 0.05), working longer hours (p < 0.05) and insufficient sleep, exercise and leisure time (all p < 0.01). Those with higher CBI scores were more likely to consider leaving neurosurgical training (p = 0.01). Conclusion We identified a high burnout incidence in a cohort representative of UK neurosurgical trainees, although our results may have been skewed somewhat by selection bias. We determined potential risk factors for burnout related to specific workplace stressors and time for non-work activities. In the future, changes to training curricula should address these issues, aiming to improve training, enhance patient care and reduce attrition rates.

Involving Service Users in Professional Nurse Education in Wales

1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Fisher ◽  
D. Coyle
Keyword(s):  
Service User ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Service User Involvement ◽  
Professional Nurse ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Field

A small scale survey was conducted among nurse educationalists within Wales as part of the ongoing monitoring of Welsh Office targets for learning disability nursing. This survey showed that there has been very little service user involvement in professional nurse education in Wales. The authors discuss the possible reasons for such low level involvement. Examples of involvement of people with learning disabilities are compared to the much more favourable situation within the mental health field. Possible reasons for the barriers to progress in this area are discussed. The history of service user involvement and the development of advocacy both within the UK and other countries is also highlighted. The impact of various government initiatives on this situation is considered.

scholarly journals End-of-life education in the pre-registration nursing curriculum: Patient, carer, nurse and student perspectives

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Cavaye ◽  
Jacqueline H. Watts
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Nursing Curriculum ◽  
Nurse Training ◽  
Dying Patients ◽  
National Priority ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Eol Care

Providing good quality care for dying patients has been highlighted as a national priority in the UK. The Department of Health’s end-of-life (EOL) care strategy outlines how patients should be cared for to ensure that they experience a ‘good death’. Nurses have an important role to play in the delivery of EOL care and need to be knowledgeable about the palliation of symptoms and the social context of death and dying. Traditionally, the pre-registration nursing curriculum has had a limited emphasis on EOL care. While there have been significant developments in nurse education in the last decade, the amount of EOL content in nurse education remains inadequate. Drawing on literature mainly from the UK and USA, this review explores from the perspectives of students, newly qualified nurses, patients and carers the outcomes of EOL education. It reviews the evidence to determine whether newly qualified nurses are adequately prepared to deliver quality care to patients at the end of their lives. The evidence suggests that despite a greater emphasis on EOL care in nurse training, adequately preparing nurses remains a challenge to educators.

scholarly journals New Year's resolutions

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Rebecca Smith
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Women In Science ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Attrition Rates ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Doctoral Experience

The Biochemical Society is committed to addressing the issues facing women in science. During 2008, we have significantly increased our work in this area. We have published original research in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry and the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (science, engineering and technology) on how the realities of the doctoral experience affect attrition rates. We have presented the work of the Society at international conferences and there is a section dedicated to Women in Science on the website.

Ethical Reasoning Observed: a longitudinal study of nursing students

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter W Nolan ◽  
Doreen Markert
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Ethical Reasoning ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Nurse Education ◽  
Nursing Courses ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Ethics Courses

All nursing courses in the UK include ethics in the curriculum, although there is considerable variation in the content of ethics courses and the teaching methods used to assist the acquisition of ethical reasoning. The effectiveness of ethics courses continues to be disputed, even when the perceptions and needs of students are taken into account in their design. This longitudinal study, carried out in the UK, but with implications for nurse education in other developed countries, explored the ethical understanding of nursing students and changes in their understanding and approaches to practice over their four years of training (1995-1999). The data collection tools were a questionnaire originally piloted prior to the 1995 study, from which the present study developed, and five vignettes describing ethical dilemmas in health care also piloted in 1995. Students’ thinking progressed as they became more mature as individuals and professionals, although this progress was not necessarily in the direction of greater certainty. Suggestions are made to help nurse educators to maximize the effectiveness of ethics courses in transmitting the skills of ethical reasoning.

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