Table 1.
Clusters in relation to sample characteristics and students’ perceptions of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programme
| Variables | Cluster | p values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/passed N = 36 | 2/passed N = 69 | 3/failed N = 65 | ||
| Gender, male/female, N = 169 | 6/29 | 8/61 | 11/54 | .623b |
| Age, years, N = 168, mean (SD) | 29.2 (6.9) | 26.9 (5.3) | 27.9 (6.9) | .200a |
| General Self‐Efficacy Scale, N = 167, mean (SD) | 2.8 (0.4) | 3.3 (0.4) | 3.2 (0.5) | <.001a |
| Education at upper secondary school level prior to entering the BSN Programme, N = 165, (3‐year theoretical programme Natural Science/3‐year theoretical programme Social Science/3‐year programme Nursing Care/Other programme) | 8/14/3/9 | 9/32/8/19 | 9/22/14/18 | .384b |
| Higher Education before the nursing programme, N = 167, yes/no | 17/18 | 22/46 | 22/42 | .243b |
| Work experience in healthcare prior to entering the BSN Programme, N = 170, yes/no | 19/17 | 34/35 | 39/26 | .453b |
| Paid work experience in healthcare when studying the BSN Programme, N = 169, yes/no | 32/4 | 48/20 | 57/8 | .017b |
| Recommend the BSN programme to others, N = 168 (no/likely/definitely) | 13/19/4 | 9/29/30 | 7/32/25 | .001b |
| Overall Quality of the BSN Programmed, N = 167, Md (Q1;Q3) | 2 (2;3) | 3 (3;3) | 3 (3;3) | <.001c |
Mean, median (Md), standard deviations (SD) and quartiles (Q1, Q3).
a
One‐way ANOVA.
b
Chi‐square test.
c
Kruskal–Wallis test.
d
Response alternatives were 1 = very low, 2 = low, 3 = high and 4 = very high.