The training and academic performance of student nurses is the crux to having competent polyvalent nurses in the healthcare delivery system. This study sought to determine the perception of student nurses on the variables influencing academic achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus. A descriptive survey was used to elicit information from a sample of 108 respondents statistically drawn using stratified random sampling technique from a population of 146. Results indicated an overall poor academic performance. The significant variables that influence academic achievement as identified by the respondents were marital status, age, income, occupation and educational status of parents. Others include school location, basic amenities, stress, academic motivation, past academic records and study skills; learning approach, time management, group discussion and clinical experiences. The hypothesis revealed that there is a significant relationship between socioeconomic status of parents and the academic achievement of nursing students. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that students, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers and the government should make efforts to understand and examine these factors so as to initiate or make the necessary restructuring and interventions needed to revamp the academic performance of the students.
| Published in | American Journal of Nursing Science (Volume 5, Issue 6) |
| DOI | 10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14 |
| Page(s) | 258-265 |
| Creative Commons |
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Copyright |
Copyright © The Author(s), 2016. Published by Science Publishing Group |
Academic Performance, Student Nurses, Factors, Variables
| [1] | Hogan, P., Moxham, L. and Duyer, T. “Human resource management for the retention of Nurses in acute care setting in hospitals in Australia”, Contemporary Nurse: Journal for Australian Nursing Profession. Vol 24(2), April, 2007. Retrieved on 7th July, 2016 from http://www. Questia.com/library/journal. |
| [2] | Merrified, N. “Serious flaws in government approach to NHS staffing”, Nursing Times. Retrieved on July 7th, 2016 from http://www.nursingtimes.net. |
| [3] | Blackman, I., Hall, M., & Darmawan, I.G.N. “Undergraduate nurse variables that predict academic achievement and clinical competence in nursing”, International Educational Journal. Vol 8 (2), 222-236, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2016; from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ834246. |
| [4] | Khaleel, M. “Assessment of the factors affecting academic performance of student nurses: ivythesisnotepad”, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2016 from http://www.research-topics.blogspots.nl |
| [5] | Muola, J. M. “A study of the relationship between academic achievement motivation and home environment among standard eight pupils”. Academic Journal. 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2016, from http://www.academicjounals.org/ERR2/ISSNI1990-3837. |
| [6] | Carrick, J. A. (2010). Student Achievement and NCLEX-RN success: Problems that persist. Nursing Education Perspectives, 32 (2), 78-83. |
| [7] | Ivythesis. (2009). Factors affecting the academic performance of third year nursing students of Laguna college. Ivythesis. Retrieved June 23, 2016, from http://www.ivythesis.typepad.com/term-paper-topics/2009/09/. |
| [8] | Nwatah, V. E. (2011). Six factors that influence academic performance. Article base. Retrieved June 23, 2016, from http://www.articlesbase.com/college-and-university-articles/six-factors..... |
| [9] | Ndiok, A. E., Asuquo, E. F., & Bassey, A. B. (2010). “Motivational variables and academic achievement of nursing science student”. West African Journal of Nursing, 21(2), 33-38. |
| [10] | Afolayan, J. A., Bitrus, D., Onasonya, O. Babafemic, A., & Agama, J. A. “Relationship between anxiety and academic performance of nursing students, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Advances in Applied Research. 2013, vol 4(5):25-33. Retrieved on July 8th, 2016 from http://www.pelagiaresearchlibrary.com. |
| [11] | Okoye, N.S. (2009). The effect of gender, socio-economic status and school in Nigerian Integrated Science. Find articles. Retrieved June 23, 2016 from http://www..findariticles.com/p/articles/mi-793673/is-3-29/ai-n3 |
| [12] | Adeyemo, S. A. (2012). The relationship among school environment, Student approaches to learning and their academic Achievement in senior secondary school. International journal of Education 3(1). Retrieved June 30, 2016, http://www.soeagra.com\ijert.htm. |
| [13] | Damavandi, A. J., Mahyuddin, R., Elias, H., Daud, S. M., & Shabani, J. (2011). Academic Achievement of Students with Different learning styles. International journal of Psychological studies. 3(2). Retrieved July 20, 2016; from http://www.ccsenet.org/ijp. |
| [14] | Sunshine, B. A., Lawrence, C. C., and Juan, J. T. “Factors affecting the academic performance of student nurses of BSU”, Internal Journal of Nursing Science. Vol 5(2): 60-65, 2015, doi: 10.5923ij.nursing.20150502.04. Retrieved on July 7th, 2016, from http://www. Article.sapub.org |
| [15] | Ebenuwa-okoh, E. E. (2010). Influence of age, financial status, and gender on academic performance among undergraduates. J psychology. 1(2): 99-103. Retrieved on Retrieved July 20, 2016; from http://www.krepublishers.com/00-journals. |
| [16] | Tope, O., (2011). The influence of peer group on adolescents’ academic performance: A case study of some selected schools in Ogun state. Ego Booster. Retrieved June 30, 2016, from http://www.omoteretope.com. |
| [17] | Mcleod, S. A. “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”. Retrieved on July 7th, 2016 from http://www.simplypschology.org/maslow/html |
| [18] | Awan, R. V., Noureen, G., & Naz, A. “A study of relationship between achievement motivation, self-concept and achievement in English and Mathematics at secondary level”. International Education Studies, 4(3) 2012ISSN 1913-9029. Retrieved June 23, 2016, from http://ww.ccsenet.org/ies |
APA Style
Nwambo Joshua Chidiebere, Ilo Clementine I., Agbapuonwu Noreen E., Nwankwo Ukamaka C. (2016). Perception of Student Nurses on Variables Influencing Academic Achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Nigeria. American Journal of Nursing Science, 5(6), 258-265. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14
ACS Style
Nwambo Joshua Chidiebere; Ilo Clementine I.; Agbapuonwu Noreen E.; Nwankwo Ukamaka C. Perception of Student Nurses on Variables Influencing Academic Achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Nigeria. Am. J. Nurs. Sci. 2016, 5(6), 258-265. doi: 10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14
AMA Style
Nwambo Joshua Chidiebere, Ilo Clementine I., Agbapuonwu Noreen E., Nwankwo Ukamaka C. Perception of Student Nurses on Variables Influencing Academic Achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Nigeria. Am J Nurs Sci. 2016;5(6):258-265. doi: 10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14
Share This Article
Twitter
Linked In
Facebook
Copy
Download@article{10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14,
author = {Nwambo Joshua Chidiebere and Ilo Clementine I. and Agbapuonwu Noreen E. and Nwankwo Ukamaka C.},
title = {Perception of Student Nurses on Variables Influencing Academic Achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Nigeria},
journal = {American Journal of Nursing Science},
volume = {5},
number = {6},
pages = {258-265},
doi = {10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14},
url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14},
eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ajns.20160506.14},
abstract = {The training and academic performance of student nurses is the crux to having competent polyvalent nurses in the healthcare delivery system. This study sought to determine the perception of student nurses on the variables influencing academic achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus. A descriptive survey was used to elicit information from a sample of 108 respondents statistically drawn using stratified random sampling technique from a population of 146. Results indicated an overall poor academic performance. The significant variables that influence academic achievement as identified by the respondents were marital status, age, income, occupation and educational status of parents. Others include school location, basic amenities, stress, academic motivation, past academic records and study skills; learning approach, time management, group discussion and clinical experiences. The hypothesis revealed that there is a significant relationship between socioeconomic status of parents and the academic achievement of nursing students. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that students, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers and the government should make efforts to understand and examine these factors so as to initiate or make the necessary restructuring and interventions needed to revamp the academic performance of the students.},
year = {2016}
}
TY - JOUR T1 - Perception of Student Nurses on Variables Influencing Academic Achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Anambra State Nigeria AU - Nwambo Joshua Chidiebere AU - Ilo Clementine I. AU - Agbapuonwu Noreen E. AU - Nwankwo Ukamaka C. Y1 - 2016/11/17 PY - 2016 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14 DO - 10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14 T2 - American Journal of Nursing Science JF - American Journal of Nursing Science JO - American Journal of Nursing Science SP - 258 EP - 265 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2328-5753 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20160506.14 AB - The training and academic performance of student nurses is the crux to having competent polyvalent nurses in the healthcare delivery system. This study sought to determine the perception of student nurses on the variables influencing academic achievement in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi Campus. A descriptive survey was used to elicit information from a sample of 108 respondents statistically drawn using stratified random sampling technique from a population of 146. Results indicated an overall poor academic performance. The significant variables that influence academic achievement as identified by the respondents were marital status, age, income, occupation and educational status of parents. Others include school location, basic amenities, stress, academic motivation, past academic records and study skills; learning approach, time management, group discussion and clinical experiences. The hypothesis revealed that there is a significant relationship between socioeconomic status of parents and the academic achievement of nursing students. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that students, parents, teachers, administrators, policymakers and the government should make efforts to understand and examine these factors so as to initiate or make the necessary restructuring and interventions needed to revamp the academic performance of the students. VL - 5 IS - 6 ER -
Information
Email: