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dc.contributor.authorMhlongo, X. L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMasango, T. E.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-05T13:47:16Z-
dc.date.available2023-09-05T13:47:16Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.citationMhlongo, X.L. and Masango, T.E. 2020. Factors contributing to poor performance of student nurses in anatomy and physiology. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 12(3): 140-143. doi:10.7196/ajhpe.2020.v12i3.1357en_US
dc.identifier.issn2078-5127 (Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/4957-
dc.description.abstractStudent nurses in South Africa view anatomy and physiology (A&P) as the most complex subject in the nursing curriculum. Objective. To describe the factors contributing toward inconsistent and fluctuating performance among student nurses doing A&P as a subject. Methods. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive design. Census sampling was used to draw a sample size of 114 respondents. A structured self-administered questionnaire with close-ended questions was used to collect data from the six nursing campuses under study. Raw data were captured using Excel spreadsheets, and descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data. Results. The key findings were: (i) poor teaching strategies contributed to subject failure; (ii) lack of after-class sessions had an impact on failure; (iii) a shorter study period for examinations contributed to failure; and (iv) a language barrier also played an important role in students’ failure in A&P. Conclusion. Student nurses struggle with and find A&P in nursing programmes challenging and anxiety-provoking. Nurse educators need to come up with innovative teaching strategies that will ensure an integrative approach to link theory to practice and to link sciences throughout curricula. Support programmes are needed to help students enhance performance in A&P. The examination schedules should be adjusted so that student nurses have enough time to study, and nurse educators should engage students in active learningen_US
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Medical Association NPCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Health Professions Education; Vol. 12, Issue 3en_US
dc.subjectNursesen_US
dc.subjectPerformanceen_US
dc.subjectAnatomyen_US
dc.subjectPhysiologyen_US
dc.titleFactors contributing to poor performance of student nurses in anatomy and physiologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2023-08-29T10:59:09Z-
dc.identifier.doi10.7196/ajhpe.2020.v12i3.1357-
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