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Table 3 Quantitative results

From: What motivates people to commence a graduate entry nursing programme: a mixed method scoping review

Authors

Sample

Demographics

Data collection

Types of analysis

Quantitative findings about motivation to enrol in Graduate Entry Nursing programme

DeWitty, Huerta, & Downing

3335

Average age 29; 60.8% females; 63.9% had never been married; 71.5% did not have children; most common first degree in physical sciences (28.8%); behavioural sciences (18.1%); health sciences (12.2%); 61.1% did not relocate to enrol in the graduate program.

Survey

Descriptive statistics, ANOVA

Scholarships: (1) helped ease students’ financial burden (n = 1011); (2) gave them confidence and motivation to succeed in nursing (n = 1007); (3) allowed more time devoted to their academic studies (n = 1008); and (4) decreased or eliminated hours they needed to work (n = 1007). For some, the scholarship served as the deciding factor in their decision to enrol in the nursing program (n = 1008).

McKenna & Vanderheide

79

Age 21–25 years (24.1%, n = 19); 29.1% (n = 23) were male and 69.6% (n = 55) female - 42.3% of participants in the first cohort were male.

Survey

Descriptive statistics

1) Main reason for undertaking a nursing course: career stability, diversity of practice and the caring nature of nursing highly; influence of personal experience with the health care system. Availability of family support (32.9%, n = 26) and eagerness to become qualified (78.5%, n = 62) being the most common influences.

2) Why they chose this course over other available nursing courses (multiple response options): Offered at postgraduate level (n = 51, 64.6%), the length of the course was identified by (n = 59, 74.9%), the accelerated nature of the course (n = 57, 72.2%), location of offering (n = 28, 35.4%), because of the university offering it (n = 24, 30.4%,) and other reason (n = 6, 7.6%).