Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect influence of the type of educational program attended on the data collection and nursing diagnosis (NDX) identification abilities of generic nursing students from associate degree (AD) and baccalaureate degree (BD) nursing programs. Secondary purposes were to determine if there were any differences between the AD and BD students with regard to (1) data collection efficiency, (2) data collection proficiency, (3) the type of patient data collected, and (4) the number and types of NDXes identified. A non-equivalent groups, post-test only design was utilized.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8521941; ProQuest document ID: 303435269. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Carolyn J. Yocom, PhD, RN, FAAN

Sigma Membership

Pi at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Observational

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Nursing Diagnosis Abilities, Level of Nursing Education

Advisor

Leona Peterson

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Illinois Chicago

Degree Year

1985

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-03-01

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