Table 2.

Abstracted codes, categories and subcategories of strategies to improve students’ academic motivation

Theme	Category	Sub-Category	Sample Coding
Effective strategies to increase student academic motivation effective	Improving educational performance as a way to increase student academic motivation	Appropriate curriculum planning as a strategy to increase student academic motivation	The effect of attractive university programs on increasing academic motivation
			The effect of appropriate arrangement of internship programs on increasing academic motivation
		More cooperation with working students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of excused absences due to student job on increasing academic motivation
		Giving students freedom of criticism as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of useful suggestions by students on increasing academic motivation
		Improving internship conditions as a strategy to increase student academic motivation	The effect of internship with experienced professors on increasing academic motivation
		Improving the methods of teaching and teacher’s behavior in class as a strategy to improve student academic motivation	The effect of increasing Q&As in the classroom on increasing student academic motivation
			The effect of the teacher’s favorable behavior on increasing academic motivation
		Improving student preparation for learning as a strategy to increase student academic motivation	The effect of student preparation for learning on academic motivation
			The effect of the vital role of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic on increasing student academic motivation
		Holding workshops needed by students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of holding practical nursing professional workshops on increasing their academic motivation
			The better effect of face-to-face workshops than online on student academic motivation
			Helping enrich student resumes for higher degrees on the higher student academic motivation
		Decreasing the number of students in class as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of fewer students in the classroom on increasing academic motivation
	Improving educational conditions and environment as a way to increase student academic motivation	Improving communications in the classroom as a strategy to increase student academic motivation	The effect of the comfortable and friendly class atmosphere on increasing student academic motivation
		Attention to aesthetic aspects of the educational environment as a strategy to increase student academic motivation	The effect of university green space on increasing student academic motivation
			The importance of appropriate lighting in the classroom on increasing student academic motivation
		Providing educational facilities for students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of providing more books in the library on increasing student academic motivation
			The availability of more medical devices in internship environment and increasing academic motivation
	Improving the welfare and recreational conditions of students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	Improving welfare, cultural and interpersonal relations in dormitory as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of celebrations in a dormitory on increasing academic motivation
		Financial support for students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of grants for research on increasing student academic motivation
		Providing good food for students as a strategy to increase academic motivation	The effect of high-quality food on increasing student academic motivation