A closer look at academic probation and attrition: What courses are predictive of nursing student success?

A closer look at academic probation and attrition: What courses are predictive of nursing student success?

The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify undergraduate courses that serve as predictors of success for nursing students completing a BSN program. The sample included records of 327 students placed on probation or dismissed from a Midwest school of nursing between 2002 and 2010. Though...

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Published in:Nurse education today Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 258 - 261
Main Authors: Abele, Carrie, Penprase, Barbara, Ternes, Rueben
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2013
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Achievement
Adult
Attrition
College students
Curricula
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Educational Measurement - methods
Female
Forecasting
Humans
Male
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Methodology Research
Retention
Retrospective Studies
Science - education
Student Dropouts - statistics & numerical data
Students, Nursing - psychology
Success
Young Adult
Midwest states
United States > US
Retention
Nursing education
Attrition
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Summary:The purpose of this retrospective study was to identify undergraduate courses that serve as predictors of success for nursing students completing a BSN program. The sample included records of 327 students placed on probation or dismissed from a Midwest school of nursing between 2002 and 2010. Though previous research has shown that science courses can be used as predictors of nursing student success, our results suggest that non-science courses can serve in this capacity as well. In particular, an across-the-life-span fundamental psychology course was found to be an important predictor in determining whether or not probationary students eventually completed the program. These results suggest that nursing programs need to evaluate their programs not only reviewing students success in nursing courses but also in prerequisites beyond just science courses such as chemistry and biology.
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ISSN:0260-6917
1532-2793
DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2011.11.017