Abstract

Current literature reflects a need for an overall increase in the number of nurses and an increase in ethnic and racial diversity in the nursing profession. The lack of diversity is a global nursing concern, and nursing programs and educators are tasked with attempting to recruit, retain, and graduate culturally diverse students. The literature and research discuss the need for nursing programs and educators to design early intervention success programs and pre-nursing preparation that focus on critical factors that contribute to student success and assist with decreasing attrition rates. In this basic qualitative research study, eight semi-structured interviews were conducted with Bachelor of Science in Nursing students who had completed a pre-nursing introductory course and their first semester of nursing school at a historically Black university.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28030268; ProQuest document ID: 2438472206. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Miriam L. Griffin, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor

Sigma Membership

Psi Upsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Minority Nursing Students, Diversity in Nursing, Nursing Education

Advisor

Joyce Miketic

Second Advisor

Kate Emmons

Third Advisor

JoBeth Pilcher

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Capella University

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-04-02

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