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

• Main Authors: Ellen J. M. Bakker (Author), Jos H. A. M. Kox (Author), Harald S. Miedema (Author), Sita Bierma-Zeinstra (Author), Jos Runhaar (Author), Cécile R. L. Boot (Author), Allard J. van der Beek (Author), Pepijn D. D. M. Roelofs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...