Physical and mental determinants of dropout and retention among nursing students: protocol of the SPRiNG cohort study

Abstract Background The shortage of nursing professionals is of growing concern. The causes of this include the demanding physical and mental workload, leading to a dropout of nurses that may start during their education. However, it is unclear to what extent nursing students already perceive a phys...

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Main Authors: Ellen J. M. Bakker, Jos H. A. M. Kox, Harald S. Miedema, Sita Bierma-Zeinstra, Jos Runhaar, Cécile R. L. Boot, Allard J. van der Beek, Pepijn D. D. M. Roelofs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Nursing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12912-018-0296-9