Learning burnout on Basic Nursing Science practical course and reason analysis among five-year higher vocational nursing students

Objective To investigate the current status of learning burnout on Basic Nursing Science practical course among five-year higher vocational nursing students and to analyze the reasons for burnout from nursing students' perspectives. Methods We selected 285 nursing students in a five-year higher vocational college by convenience sampling. The higher vocational nursing students practical training learning burnout questionnaire was used to investigate them. Among 285 nursing students, a total of 12 of them were selected to carry out focus group interview to explore the reasons for learning burnout of nursing students. Results A total of 285 questionnaires were sent out and 278 valid questionnaires were collected. Among 278 nursing students, the total score of higher vocational nursing students practical training learning burnout questionnaire was (2.78±0.52) with 93.9% for the detection rate of learning burnout. There were statistical differences in the scores of the learning burnout questionnaire among nursing students with different sexes, places of birth, academic record and whether like nursing specialty (P<0.05) . Conclusions The learning burnout of five-year higher vocational nursing students is common in nursing practical training. Many factors lead to practical training learning burnout of nursing students, such as individual, teachers, companions and vocational perspective. Key words: Students, nursing; Higher vocational education; Learning burnout; Focus groups interview