Career guidance for student nurses: an unmet need.
Career guidance is important both organizationally and for the individual, especially at a time of re-emerging concerns about retention, and increasing complexity of nursing careers due to rapidly changing systems of health care provision. A questionnaire survey of 1015 newly qualified registered general nurses explored their experiences of career guidance whilst students, in relation to three areas: . applying for first post . taking post-basic courses . longer term plans. Findings revealed that few students were provided with guidance. Furthermore, a substantial unmet need was demonstrated, especially in relation to discussions about individual career planning.
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D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014830:Vocational Guidance / Q000458:organization & administration*