Factors contributing to success in anatomy and physiology in first year students in the KZNCN nursing programme
Institution: | Durban University of Technology |
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Year: | 2015 |
Keywords: | Nursing students – South Africa – KwaZulu-Natal; Nursing – Study and teaching (Higher) – South Africa – KwaZulu-Natal; Academic achievement; Anatomy – Study and teaching (Higher); Physiology – Study and teaching (Higher); English language – Study and teaching (Higher) – South Africa – KwaZulu-Natal – Foreign speakers |
Record ID: | 1463383 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1254 |
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree in Masters of Technology in Nursing, Durban University of Technology, 2014. Introduction: There is a global shortage of nurses, particularly in South Africa where there is a scarce resource of professional nurses. Since KwaZulu1Natal College of Nursing (KZNCN) is tasked with the responsibility of training 86% of professional nurses in the province, it is unfortunate to lose 22% of these students through failure and attrition. Most of these failures are in the subject of Anatomy and Physiology. Aim of study: The aim of the study was to establish factors that impact on the success in Anatomy and Physiology in first year student nurses affiliated to KZNCN, in a South African context. Methodology: A quantitative descriptive survey research design was used to establish relationships between variables that impact on nursing students’ success in Anatomy and Physiology. Results: The majority of respondents were Black (86.7%) from rural areas (6