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Nursing Students Who Fail and Repeat Courses: A Scoping Review.
1Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina.
Nurse Educator
|March 14, 2019
Summary
Failing nursing courses has significant personal, academic, and professional consequences. While supportive interventions can help, more research is needed on effective strategies for nursing students who repeat courses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Academic Progression
- Student Support
Background:
- Academic failure and course repetition in nursing programs lead to personal hardship for students.
- These outcomes negatively impact academic institutions and the nursing profession due to delayed graduation and attrition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scoping review of existing literature on nursing students who fail and repeat courses.
- To identify knowledge gaps concerning this specific student population.
Main Methods:
- A scoping review methodology was employed to systematically analyze the literature.
Main Results:
- Course repetition incurs emotional, social, and financial costs for students, institutions, and the nursing profession.
- Students repeating nursing courses face higher risks of poor academic performance, though interventions can offer support.
Conclusions:
- A significant gap exists in the literature regarding comprehensive nursing school progression policies.
- Further research is needed on the incidence of nursing student course repetition, its financial implications, and effective interventions to support academic success.
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