Abstract

The academic persistence of minority nursing students has become a healthcare concern due to health disparities in minority groups. Evidence suggests that receiving healthcare from healthcare providers of the same ethnic or cultural background as the population served reduces health disparities, increases positive health outcomes, and decreases overall healthcare costs. Unlike previous studies of minority nursing students' persistence, this study was conducted solely in minority nursing programs. The problem addressed in this basic qualitative study was that a significant number of minority nursing students were not persisting to graduation in minority nursing programs. The purpose of this study was to provide nurse educators with prelicensure minority nursing students' perceptions of their lived academic experiences in minority nursing programs that lead to the students' decision to complete the nursing program or leave. Bean and Eaton's psychological model of college student retention and Jeffreys' nursing undergraduate retention and success model guided development of the study, research questions, and data analysis.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28491681; ProQuest document ID: 2546080209. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Marta S. Coleman, EdD, MS, BSN, NLN Certified Nurse Educator

Sigma Membership

Phi at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Minority Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Marginalization, Nursing Shortage

Advisor

Linda Collins

Second Advisor

Linda Cummins

Third Advisor

Joanne Vance

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Northcentral University

Degree Year

2021

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-28

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