Motivation and persistence among BSN students in Northeast Ohio: A correlational study

Other Titles

Educational research affecting undergraduate students [Session]

Abstract

To describe the relationship between academic motivation and persistence behaviors of nursing students as crucial to success in the nursing major. As the demand for nurses increases and the supply declines, nurse educators must improve student success in the nursing program to graduate more professional nurses to fill this gap.

Description

43rd Biennial Convention 2015 Theme: Serve Locally, Transform Regionally, Lead Globally.

Authors

Christine Lynn Heid

Author Details

Christine Lynn Heid, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Omicron Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

Ashland University, Mansfield, Ohio, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Academic Motivation, Nursing Student Persistence, Baccalaureate Nursing

Recommended Citation

Heid, Christine Lynn, "Motivation and persistence among BSN students in Northeast Ohio: A correlational study" (2016). Convention. 544.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2015/presentations_2015/544

Conference Name

43rd Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Conference Year

2015

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