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Linguistic diversity as sociodemographic predictor of nursing program progression and completion.
- Source :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; 2011, Vol. 38 Issue 1-2, p84-93, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Attrition from undergraduate nursing programs continues to warrant investigation particularly in the climate of nursing shortages and fiscal reflection on academic institutional programs. This three-year study used a prospective longitudinal survey design to determine entry characteristics of students, attrition, progression and completion in an undergraduate program. Students were surveyed in the first three weeks of commencing their program and gave permission for academic grades to be collected during their six session, three year Bachelor of Nursing program. Of the 740 students enrolled 48% (357 students) were surveyed and 352 students (99%) gave consent for their grades to be collected. One-third of the student cohort graduated in the expected three-year timeframe, one-third had dropped out and one-third was still completing their studies. A higher Grade Point Average and being a native English speaker were most predictive of students completing their course in the minimum expected timeframe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC achievement
AGE distribution
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
COLLEGE students
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
DEMOGRAPHY
EMPLOYMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
LANGUAGE & languages
LONGITUDINAL method
MULTIVARIATE analysis
NURSING students
STATISTICAL sampling
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
SCHOOL holding power
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1-2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104703555
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.2011.38.1-2.84