The impact of term-time paid work on academic performance in nursing students: A longitudinal study

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• 作者：Yenna Salamonson^a ; ^{y.salamonson@uws.edu.au} ; ^{y.salamonson@gmail.com} ; Bronwyn Everett^b ; ^{Bronwyn.Everett@uts.edu.au} ; Jane Koch^c ; ^{j.koch@uws.edu.au} ; Sharon Andrew^d ; ^{s.andrew@uws.edu.au} ; ^{sharon.andrew@anglia.ac.uk} ; Patricia M. Davidson^b ; ^e ; ^{p.davidson@curtin.edu.au}
• 关键词：Academic performance ; Longitudinal study ; Nursing education ; Nursing students ; Paid work
• 刊名：International Journal of Nursing Studies
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：134_00207489
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：49
• 期：5
• 页码：579-585
• 文件大小：302 K

摘要

Background

Nursing students in higher education are spending more time in paid employment despite evidence that this can impact negatively on academic performance.

Objectives

To examine the effect of paid work on academic performance in undergraduate nursing students.

Design

Descriptive, correlational survey with longitudinal follow-up.

Participants

Nursing students in metropolitan Sydney, Australia.

Methods

First year nursing students surveyed at baseline were followed up at the end of the final year of their nursing program to examine factors influencing academic performance.

Results

Of the 566 Year 1 nursing students who were surveyed in the second semester of their Bachelor of Nursing program, 182 students (32%) completed the follow-up survey in Year 3. The percentage of students engaging in paid work during term-time had increased (p < 0.001), from 70%in Year 1 to 84%in Year 3. There was an inverse relationship between mean hours in paid work during term-time and nursing students鈥?GPA in their final year. Taking into account demographic factors, the mean hours spent in paid work during term-time had a negative impact on nursing students鈥?GPA (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

In view of these findings, we suggest that new models of undergraduate nursing education be explored to include faculty approved nursing-related employment with defined opportunities for learning. This would accommodate the dual roles of undergraduate nursing students as students and employees and therefore not endanger their academic performance.