Abstract

Registered Nurses (RNs), when educated in an Associate Degree (AD) program, learn in a face-to-face environment. Today's preferred standard of education for RNs is to achieve a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. For convenience while they continue working, numerous AD-prepared nurses seek online education to complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, yet have never studied in this type of learning environment, nor have they learned to forge educational relationships in a virtual setting. At the time that this study was proposed, limited research existed that studied how BSN students perceive this forum, and how it affects their sense of community and success in education. This study, grounded in phenomenology, investigated how a group of RN-to-BSN learners perceive the sense of community and success in an online program, and set the stage for further study of relationships and mental health of RN-to-BSN online learners.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3435804; ProQuest document ID: 817404154. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Cherie R. Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, CNE, CNEcl, COI, FAADN

Sigma Membership

Zeta Phi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Online Learning, Online Education, Educational Relationships, Sense of Community

Advisor

Max Chartrand

Second Advisor

Catherine C. Pause

Third Advisor

Miguel Fernandez

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Northcentral University

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-01-14

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