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Barriers for BSN students to pursue a PhD in nursing and recommendations to address them: A scoping review
Josephine R Granner1, Adejoke B Ayoola2
1School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background:
Increasing the BSN-PhD pipeline could address the shortage of nursing faculty to conduct research, develop nursing science, and train new nurses and faculty.
Purpose:
To identify barriers to BSN students' pursuit of PhD education, and to compile recommendations to increase their numbers.
Methods:
This scoping review follows PRISMA guidelines, including articles in English that discussed barriers to BSN students' pursuit of PhD education and recommendations to address them.
Findings:
Barriers to pursuing a PhD include misunderstanding PhD education and its impact on population-level health, insufficient funding for PhD studies, and perceived need for clinical experience. BSN program recommendations include education on doctoral and postdoctoral options, mentorship, and hands-on research experiences. PhD programs should be accessible, fully funded, and address students' perceived need for clinical experience.
Discussion:
The nursing profession must take coordinated action across individual, interpersonal, program, policy, and cultural levels to increase the pipeline of well-prepared BSN-PhD students.
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