Nachwuchs gewinnen und halten – Strategien und Erfahrungen aus einer Pflegeschule
摘要
Background
Declining admission and also high dropout rates in nursing education exacerbate shortages of skilled personnel.
ObjectiveThe contribution of nursing schools and practice facilities to the recruitment of young professionals and the prevention of training dropouts is assessed.
Materials and methodsWe evaluated official statistics, basic research, expert recommendations, and internal school data.
ResultsIn Germany, the situation for both practicing nurses and nurses in training must improve if more people are to be attracted to training in caregiving.
ConclusionsIn Germany, awareness of the importance and value of nursing work needs to be raised to improve the image of the profession and attract more people to nursing training.