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Exploring absenteeism of student nurses in

a clinical setting in the Eastern Region


Adwubi Frimpong
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK SELECTION

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND


MIDWIFERY
General School Absenteeism Frameworks

Ronald L. Dexter (1982)


An investigation of the causes of absenteeism in
an inner-city SCHOOL

• Related Generals school absenteeism


1. Safaa M. Abdelrahman , Abeer M.
Abdelkader(2017)
• The influencing factors of absenteeism among
nursing students
2. PD Baloyi (2014)
• Absenteeism amongst nursing students in a
Limpopo college of nursing

• Note: This paper though old has interesting


twists: giving further details about family factors
STUDY OBJECTIVES
• To describe factors in the clinical setting that
contributes to nursing students absenteeism.
• To explore the environmental factors responsible for
absenteeism in the clinical setting
• To identify personal factors of student nurses
contributing to absenteeism in the clinical setting
• To explore family factors that contribute to
absenteeism among students nurses in the clinical
setting
SCHOOL-RELATED FACTORS

• Relationship with teachers


•Preparation in teaching and learning
•Class assignments lack meaning
•Issues with course schedule
•Learning environment
•Ineffective teaching
FAMILY-RELATED FACTORS

• Fighting among family members


•Problems relating to divorced parents
•Caring for family members
FAMILY-RELATED FACTORS

• Fighting among family members


•Divorced parents
•Caring for family members
PERSONAL FACTORS

• Social pressure to cut class


•Motivation
•Habit
•Illness
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

• Transportation
•Location of school

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