This study aims to evaluate the feasibility (e.g., acceptability, demand, implementation, integration, and efficacy) of an ergonomic patient handling training based on the principles of haptonomy for nursing students. We conducted a mixed-method feasibility study; quantitative and qualitative methods …

Aim To identify predictors of late academic or early career dropout, and derive a simple model for identifying nursing students and novice nurses with significant increased dropout risk. Background Dropout from nursing school and the nursing profession is of great concern for students, educators, as …

Nursing students are at risk of physical and mental health problems, such as musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) and psychological distress, contributing to dropout from nursing education. Both distress and MSCs are high and apparently rising in this population. However, based upon two systematic reviews …

Poster presentatie op European Nursing Congress 2022 (ENC22).

Background: Little is known, whether physical workload and musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs) have an impact on the intended or actual dropout of nursing students in the later years of their degree program. Purpose: Studying the determinants of intention to leave and actual dropout from nursing education. …

Shortages in the nursing profession are increasing. It is, therefore, imperative to understand why novice nurses are leaving the profession. This qualitative study explores Dutch novice nurses’ motives for leaving the profession. Individual semi-structured interviews were held with seventeen former novice …

Het SPRiNG-onderzoek beoogt een bijdrage te leveren aan het behoud van verpleegkundestudenten en startende verpleegkundigen. De uitval onder beide groepen is hoog, terwijl de tekorten aan verpleegkundigen steeds verder toenemen. Wat is er te doen tegen de late uitval uit de verpleegkunde-opleiding en …

Het SPRiNG-onderzoek wil een antwoord geven op urgente vragen. Waarom verlaten veel studenten de verpleegkunde-opleiding in de late fase en waarom keren jonge verpleegkundigen het beroep vaak de rug toe? En is er iets tegen te doen?

The reasons for professional turnover among novice nurses are diverse and involve multiple factors. To prevent novice nurse turnover, various measures could be taken, such as capacity building, supervisor support and the development of a tailored personal development plan. Support from colleagues and …

Mensen met dementie willen graag vitaal blijven en meedoen in de samenleving. Over het algemeen kan dat ook, met een aanpassing of met ondersteuning. Met dit boekje willen we mantelzorgers en mensen met dementie inspireren. Dit doen we met tips en verhalen die vooral bedoeld zijn om na te denken over …