School and extracurricular factors affecting school career in nursing students

Abstract

Context: Several difficulties in Mexican college, where school desertion, failing and continuous delay highlight an appreciable percentage in school history. Objective: Correlate and identify school and extracurricular factors that students on first nursing degree present, and how those impact on their school career. Methodology: Cohort research with 278 8th grade nursing students, variables: school and extracurricular factors, school career, Pearson correlation coefficient was applied and Student t. Results: High school students average was 8.2 on 3rd semester 8.0; 64.7% chose nursing career as first option; 93.2% showed a good relationship with their family; 55.1% with a monthly family income from $ 2,001.00 to $ 4,000.00; from all students 36.6% did not attend or are lagging, from 3rd semester 95.7% approved, was found a linear association statistically significant between school and extracurricular factors and school career. Conclusion: There is a high lagging percentage; school performance remained in high school during 1st and 3rd semester despite school and extracurricular negative factors.