Are we losing the battle with nursing student attrition?
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Are we losing the battle with nursing student attrition?

Stephanie Jones-Berry @NurseNewsSteph Senior news reporter, RCNi

A quarter of all UK nursing students fail to complete their degree studies in one go

Attrition on nursing degrees is stubbornly high, with one in four (24%) students dropping out of their studies – which is a similar level to last year.

Nursing Standard. 34, 9, 31-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.9.31.s14

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