Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to explore how student nurses conceptualise their well-being and their views on how to improve student nurses’ well-being. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative inquiry using semi-structured interviews with 17 final year students. Tran-scripts were thematically analysed using Braun and Clark’s six-phase approach. Findings: Three themes were identified as follows: “student nurses” “experience of the university”, “the meaning of student nurse well-being” and “how the faculty could improve student well-being”. The findings are interpreted with reference to notions of social capital and a sense of belonging. Practical implications: University nursing programmes should embed approaches to student well-being. Higher education institutions should ensure that their social and pastoral offer is accessible and relevant to nursing students. Originality/value: The study offers unique insight into student nurses’ self-concept as “university students” in the context of their well-being.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-363 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Nursing students
- Resilience
- Retention
- Social capital
- Student well-being
