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A Comparison Of Traditional Face-To-Face And Hybrid Pediatrics and Obstetrical Nursing Courses
… in the delivery of curriculum. As schools of nursing are faced with mandates to increase enrollment to meet the demands of the nursing shortage with limited resources (financial and human capital) some institutions are offering complete programs online while others are gradually integrating …
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Examining first-semester nursing students' perceptions about their experience transitioning to nursing courses: a qualitative study
Nursing education is vital to providing high quality health care to the community. Transitioning from prerequisite classes to nursing classes can be very stressful for some students. The study sought to understand the experience, examine challenges, and recognize the support provided for first …
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Social Presence, Satisfaction, and Perceived Learning of RN-to-BSN Students in Web-Based Nursing Courses
… 2006). There is a need for further research on nursing students' experiences and satisfaction with online education, and correlating factors to promote the quality of online learning. Social presence is one factor that has been shown to affect outcomes such as satisfaction and perceived learning …
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Performance of at-risk students of a baccalaureate degree nursing program in selected nursing courses and on the national council licensure examination for registered nurses
… the relationship between achievement in specific nursing courses and subsequent performance on the NCLEX-RN of students identified as at-risk. A sample of 236 graduates from a baccalaureate degree nursing program in a large midwestern university were divided into two groups, students at-risk and …
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Identifying predictors of performance of associate degree graduate nurses on the licensing examination
… to determine if age, cumulative grade index of nursing courses, university cumulative grade index upon completion of the program, continuous enrollment in nursing courses, previous college enrollment, and the average grade of three required science courses could be predictors of pass/fail …
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From Presence to “E-Presence” in Online Nursing Education
… education In response to the current and severe nursing shortage, estimated to represent a 20% vacancy rate by the year 2015, (Tarkin, 2003) many more universities have created online nursing courses for registered nurses wishing to continue their education in nursing. The National League for …
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Generating self-explanations in undergraduate nursing education
… test the use of generating self-explanations in nursing education as it relates to student academic achievement in theoretical nursing courses. With the study being built upon a framework of cognitive constructivism, a mixed methods approach was used to examine the academic achievement of …
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Active learning strategies in classroom teaching: practices of associate degree nurse educators in a southern state
… is recognized as an essential component of nursing practice by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Nursing graduates must be prepared to practice as competent healthcare professionals in a highly complex, diverse, and ever-changing environment. Critical thinking is crucial to providing …
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Leading and managing change- Improving the progression and retention of nursing students
… to ensure that recruitment to pre-registration nursing courses achieves an ever-increasing target as a response to government policy and that student progression is maintained. This mixed methods research project explores the complex issue of attrition which is a significant problem here in the …
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Reading levels as a predictor of success in associate degree nursing programs and on the Nclex-Rn exam
… and their success in a rural community college nursing program. The extent to which reading levels predict success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) was also examined. Hypotheses (1) There is positive correlation between students' reading levels and …
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Student nurse attrition
… either leave or consider leaving Higher Diploma Courses in Nursing. The study sought to eliminate and dispel some of the confusion which currently surrounds the subject of student nurse attrition. A mainly qualitative approach was employed using self report questionnaires, semi structured …
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Selected Input, Throughput, and Output Variables and Their Relationship to Academic Success in an Associate Degree Nursing Program
Selection and retention of nursing students who are able to achieve academic success in their educational pursuits is a key concern for many faculty. This study looked at the relationship and differences of selected input, throughput, and output variables and academic success for a group of …
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Reconciling Life Balance: A Grounded Theory Study of Overcoming Failure
… failure has been described as endemic in nursing education. Although, associate degree nursing programs graduate the largest number of nurses each year, the on-time graduation rate is 59%. Every semester students fail nursing courses and are required to successfully repeat the course …
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A Comparison of the Curricula of the Top-Ranked Prelicensure Baccalaureate Nursing Programs in the United States
<p>What constitutes an ideal prelicensure nursing curriculum is not well understood. Specifically, what are the strategic curricular sequencing and curricular themes or focus might be included to contribute to producing high quality graduates? The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study …
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Nurse Faculty's Strategies to Teach Clinical Judgment: Use of Transformative Learning Theory in the Nursing Classroom
… judgment is acquired through experience. In nursing programs, this experience may be obtained through hospital-based clinical instruction and simulation scenarios. Although the literature demonstrates these methods of instruction beneficial to learning clinical judgment, time restraints and …
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What is the BSN Student's Perception of Why a Nursing Course was Failed?
Nursing student success is important to students, faculty, institutions of higher education, and the healthcare needs in Texas. Despite recent research showing that cognitive indicators can predict student success, the use of these factors has not significantly decreased the number of courses …
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Grit and Demographic Characteristics Associated with Nursing Student Course Engagement
Educating a sufficient nursing workforce to provide high quality, compassionate, and ethical care to an increasingly diverse population is an ongoing challenge and opportunity for nurse educators. Current literature highlights the importance of engaging students in learning to strengthen student …
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A descriptive study of nursing articulation practices of baccalaureate nursing programs in the United States
… for admitting associate degree or diploma nursing graduates into their baccalaureate programs; (2) to determine which methods are being used to validate previous learning for support courses and nursing courses; (3) to identify factors influencing the development of or changes in …
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The Lived Experience of Nursing Students With Formative Assessment Formally Embedded in Clinical Courses: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study
… (FA) for informing learning in classroom-based nursing courses is clearly established in the literature; however, research on FA in clinical courses remains scarce. This inquiry explored the lived experience of nursing students using transcendental phenomenology and described the phenomenon of …
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