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Title: | Creating walking tracks to success: A narrative analysis of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing students' stories of success | Contributor(s): | West, Roianne (author); Foster, Kim (author); Stewart, Lee (author); Usher, Kim (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.colegn.2016.08.001 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20487 | Abstract: | Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of morbidity and mortality than other Australians. One proposed strategy to improve this situation is to increase the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses, in the health workforce. Although the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking tertiary nursing courses have increased, completion rates have not kept pace. The study aimed to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing students' experiences of enablers for successful course completion and to develop a narrative of student experience. A qualitative study using a strengths-based approach with a narrative analysis of semi-structured interview data was conducted across four schools of Nursing in Queensland, Australia. Eight final-year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing students volunteered to participate in the study. A collective story with the overarching plotline 'Creating walking tracks to success' was developed. Six threads of experience emerged: Making a difference, Valuing Indigeneity, Healing strength of connections, Resisting racism, Embracing support, and persevering towards completion. Key success factors included resilient attributes, building supportive connections and having positive expectations of the future, along with sustained institutional support from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurse academics and clinicians. Development of tailored resilience-building training for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing students and appointment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics in Schools of Nursing that include such students may facilitate future successful completions in other programs. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Collegian, 23(4), p. 349-354 | Publisher: | Elsevier BV | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1876-7575 1322-7696 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 450205 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education 450203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educational methods |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing 920303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions) 929999 Health not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200307 Nursing 210303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health system performance |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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