Predictors of Academic Performance of Nursing Students at a University in the Western Cape, South Africa (original) (raw)

Nursing programmes worldwide are under increasing pressure to graduate larger numbers of students to meet the demands of diminishing nurse workforce. Several studies have been conducted to identify predictors of academic performance. Academic performance and ultimately the retention of nursing students is known to be based on the interaction of student profile characteristics, student affective factors, academic and environmental factors, academic and psychological outcomes and professional integration factors.