The financial impact of mandatory unpaid placements on nursing, midwifery and health-care university students: A scoping review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Mandatory unpaid placements create financial hardship for healthcare students, impacting mental health and leading to attrition. Targeted financial aid and policy reforms are recommended to support students.
Area Of Science
- Healthcare education
- Student welfare
- Workforce development
Background
- Mandatory unpaid placements are crucial for healthcare training but impose financial burdens.
- Students struggle to balance paid work with unpaid placements, exacerbating financial stress.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the challenges faced by university students in mandatory unpaid placements.
- Focus on nursing, midwifery, and healthcare programs.
Main Methods
- Scoping review of literature from January 2014 to June 2024.
- Searched eight academic databases.
- Screened reports and thematically analyzed extracted data.
Main Results
- Nine papers met inclusion criteria.
- Mandatory unpaid placements cause significant financial burden, especially for mature-aged Australian healthcare students.
- This burden negatively affects mental health, well-being, and contributes to student attrition.
Conclusions
- Financial hardship from unpaid placements adversely impacts student mental health, well-being, and retention.
- Identified research gaps in regional university students and long-term workforce effects.
- Recommended policy reforms, financial assistance, and flexible academic structures.
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