Organizational Culture and Failure to Fail in Academic Programs of Nursing

Student success in academic programs of nursing requires completion of didactic and clinical activities. For didactic activities, failure is typically determined objectively. Clinical failure is determined subjectively, which may expose the competency and reputation of the clinical faculty. Each scenario can result in a hesitancy, or failure to fail a student. Graduation may occur in the presence of limited didactic knowledge and clinical competency, resulting in new graduates who are not adequately prepared for professional nursing practice. Organizational culture describes a set of shared values and beliefs that determine appropriate behaviors for various situations. The organizational culture of academic programs of nursing is suspected to impact assignment of failing grades by faculty in both didactic and clinical courses. Thus, the phenomenon of failure to fail in nursing education may be an institutional issue. This study aims to determine the impact of organizational culture of academic programs of nursing on faculty reluctance to assign failing grades to students in didactic and clinical courses.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing (UMKC)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri -- Kansas City

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Prichard, Sarah Ann

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Schmer, Carol Elizabeth

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10355/68831

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/68831