A Continuing Mission: Development of a Veterans' Baccalaureate Nursing Program

The study involved prediction of GPA in a nursing program and NCLEX-RN licensure score following completion of the program. The sample included 155 students who completed and 34 who failed to complete a baccalaureate nursing program for the 1984–1986 years. The best set of predictors of nursing GPA included ACT composite score, anatomy grade, and chemistry grade, R = .73. The best set of predictors of NCLEX-RN included ACT composite score, high school percentile rank, nursing GPA, and chemistry grade, R = .68. Classification of withdrawn and completing groups and also pass and fail NCLEX-RN performance via discriminant analysis provided results comparable to those of previous research; however, residual analysis indicated very large residuals for those withdrawing from the program as well as those who failed the licensure exam. An alternative to discriminant analysis for classifying students is suggested.

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Atmosphere, Tolerance, and Cultural Competence in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program: Outcomes of a Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant

Journal of Transcultural Nursing ◽

10.1177/1043659606288374 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 298-305 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Bronwynne C. Evans ◽

Edward Greenberg

Keyword(s):

Cultural Competence ◽

Baccalaureate Nursing ◽

Nursing Program ◽

Workforce Diversity ◽

Nursing Workforce ◽

Program Outcomes ◽

Baccalaureate Nursing Program ◽

Nursing Workforce Diversity

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The Continuing Challenge: Nursing's Response to Primary Health Care

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py97022 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

Judith Clare ◽

Susan Mann ◽

Charmaine Power ◽

Tess Byrnes ◽

Ailsa n'ha Winifreyda

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Baccalaureate Nursing ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Nursing Program ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Sufficient Information ◽

Community Practice ◽

Primary Health ◽

Baccalaureate Nursing Program

An innovative project which aims to balance acute care and community health care in the clinical experience for students in a generic baccalaureate nursing program, is outlined. The ways in which nurses in community practice and academia can work together to ensure that primary health care (PHC) becomes a philosophy used for guiding nursing practice, is demonstrated. The aims of the project are to gather sufficient information on which to base curricula change to the undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program, as well as to assess the employment outcomes for this group of graduate nurses. The paper sets the context for the project by providing a brief historical review that highlights the relevance and necessity of PHC as a framework for nursing. The ways in which nurses in community practice and nurses in academia can work together to ensure that primary health care (PHC) becomes a philosophy used for guiding nursing practice is discussed. Through an innovative partnership between the School of Nursing, Flinders University of South Australia (FUSA) and Noarlunga Health Services, curriculum changes ensure that nursing students experience a balance of theory and practice in both the community and acute clinical fields, and that the curriculum is underpinned by PHC philosophy and principles.

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Common variables found among students who were unsuccessful on the NCLEX-RN® in a baccalaureate nursing program

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice ◽

10.5430/jnep.v8n7p1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lindsay Domiano

Keyword(s):

Baccalaureate Nursing ◽

Cognitive Theory ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Nursing Program ◽

National Council ◽

Full Time ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Baccalaureate Nursing Program ◽

Chi Square Analysis

Schools of nursing (SON) must meet the challenges of producing safe, competent practitioners. Educators are constantly trying to identify predictors of program completion and National Council Licensure Examination–Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) success, as well as variables that put students at risk for failure. The purpose of this study was to determine common variables among students from a baccalaureate-nursing program who were unsuccessful in the nursing program or on the NCLEX-RN®. This cross sectional research study utilized a retrospective correlational design to discover the relationships between independent variables of degree and cumulative GPAs, specific courses repeated, number of repeated courses and whether the student had full-time or part-time clinical faculty members and the independent variables program non-completion and NCLEX-RN® failure. The theoretical underpinning that guided this study was Bandura’s Social-Cognitive Theory of Self-Efficacy. Data analyses were conducted using a series of crosstabulations with chi-square analysis and t-tests. The research questions were investigated using binary logistic regressions. The relationship between repeated chemistry courses and NCLEX-RN® examination success was significant. Relationships between repeated English, math, chemistry and other science courses and nursing program failure were significant. Cumulative GPAs were significantly lower for all groups analyzed. Two binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine variables that would predict students who failed to complete the program or failed the NCLEX-RN®. Overall both models were significant. Results may be utilized to modify admission requirements and admit students that have a higher probability of being successful in the nursing program and on the NCLEX-RN®.

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