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Supporting nurses study: lay supporters and their work.

Bob Price1

  • 1Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London, W1G ORN, UK. bob.price@rcn.org.uk

Nurse Education Today
|December 24, 2003
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Lay supporters significantly aid nursing students

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • University study support systems are known to nurse teachers.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding support networks for nursing learners from non-academic sources.
  • Part-time nursing students, balancing professional and personal commitments, may critically rely on informal support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role and impact of lay supporters on undergraduate nursing students undertaking distance learning.
  • To understand how students and their lay supporters negotiate assistance.
  • To highlight the types and extent of informal support received by nursing students.

Main Methods:

  • Grounded theory methodology was employed for data collection and analysis.
  • Data included 41 student interviews (11 joint student-lay supporter interviews).

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  • Field and tutorial observations (59 and 24, respectively) supplemented interview data.

    • Main Results:

    • Lay support significantly contributes to the progress of nursing students.
    • Students receive diverse forms of assistance from friends and family.
    • Academic staff are largely unaware of the nature and extent of lay support utilized by students.

    Conclusions:

    • Informal support networks are crucial for the success of distance-learning nursing students.
    • Lay support influences the nature of academic help sought by students.
    • Further integration and recognition of lay support within nursing education are warranted.