A Qualitative Study of Why Students Choose to Study Veterinary Nursing.

Veterinary nursing (VN) is a popular subject among undergraduate students, but due to the high attrition rates from the profession there is a shortage of registered VNs. By identifying the factors that motivated student VNs to enroll in their degree program and persist to the final, it may be possible to enhance the support available for students when they are deciding whether to study VN. Online semi-structured interviews were used with 10 student participants from the final year of a BSc (hons) VN program.