Table 1.
Study characteristics
| Author/s | Title | Publication year | Journal | Country | Setting | Study design | Objectives | Inclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitty, Huerta, & Downing | New careers in nursing: Optimizing diversity and student success for the future of nursing | 2016 | Journal of Professional Nursing | USA | 130 nursing schools in 41 states and the District of Columbia | Longitudinal survey | 1. What were scholars’ self-rated satisfaction withtheir learning environments?; 2. What were scholars’ self-rated perceptions of the effectiveness of the Pre-Entry Immersion Program (PIP)?; 3. What were scholars’ perceptions of mentoring and leadership development?; 4. What did scholars identify as facilitators and barriers to their academic success? | On the basis of entry dates into their programs and scholarship awards, scholars were assigned to cohorts with similar dates for data collection purposes |
| Harding, Jamieson, Withington, Hudson, & Dixon | Attracting men to nursing: Is graduate entry an answer? | 2018 | Nursing Education in Practice | New Zealand | Polytechnic & a University | Qualitative descriptive | Describe the reasons underpinning men’s enrolment in the first three intakes of the first such programin New Zealand | All the men enrolled in the first three cohorts of the graduate entry nursing programme at the authors’ institutions |
| Jamieson, Harding, Withington, & Hudson | Men entering nursing: Has anything changed? | 2019 | Nursing Praxis in New Zealand | New Zealand | Polytechnic & a University | Qualitative descriptive | The aim of this study was to describe male nursing students’ understanding of the gender stereotypes associated with nursing | All the men enrolled in the first three cohorts of the graduate entry nursing programme at the authors’ institutions |
| McKenna & Vanderheide | Graduate entry to practice in nursing: Exploring demographic characteristics of commencing students | 2012 | Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing | Australia | University | Cross-sectional survey |
Examine characteristics of individuals in the first two cohorts undertaking the Master of Nursing Practice at the authors’ university, including demographic details, previous education, and rationale for pursuing change of career, in order to better understand their learning needs |
Individuals in the first two cohorts undertaking the Master of Nursing Practice at the authors’ university |
| Neill, M | Graduate-entry nursing students’ journeys to registered nursing | 2012 | Nursing Education in Practice | Australia | Australian University | Grounded theory | Examine the experiences of graduate-entry nursingstudents in an Australian university: Stage 1: To describe the decision to pursue nursing; Stage 2: To describe graduate-entry educational experiences; Stage 3: To describe experiences of having practiced as a Registered Nurse | All graduates of a graduate-entry nursing program between the years of 1999 and 2004 now practicing as a registered nurse |
| Raines, D. | What attracts second degree students to a career in nursing? | 2010 | The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing | USA | Second degree South-eastern United States | Qualitative descriptive | The purpose of this research study was to explore the self-described factors motivating individuals to seek the opportunity to study nursing in an accelerated, second-degree, nursing program | Members of the first two cohorts of students while they were still prospective students |