Analysis
Nursing students: why are almost 40% leaving before they qualify?
The number of preregistration nursing students not completing their three-year nursing degree courses on time continues to rise, according to attrition data collected exclusively by Nursing Standard over the past eight years. We compare the figures across the UK, and look at what nursing students, educators and researchers say about the practice placement, financial and nursing workforce pressures involved, and how to stop the trend.
How the figures compare across the UK, and what could help stop the trend
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