Abstract

This article-based dissertation consists of two manuscripts related to factors affecting the success and persistence of pre-nursing students. The first manuscript was a matched cohort study that compared selected academic variables between two groups of pre-nursing students admitted to a pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing program via two different routes. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences in academic performance between these two groups of students in the first semester of a formal nursing program. Analyses of the data revealed a difference in semester grade point average (GPA), but no significant differences in the RN Fundamentals Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) score between students admitted directly from high school versus those admitted after completed pre-requisite courses. The results of this study suggest that students who meet benchmark criteria are just as successful as their counterparts in their first semester of their nursing program.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30593123; ProQuest document ID: 2827544655. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Leslie A. Jennings, PhD, RN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Delta Theta

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Admission Criteria, Social Determinants of Learning, Assessment Technologies Institute

Advisor

Daisha Cipher

Second Advisor

Regina W. Urban

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Arlington

Degree Year

2023

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-09-25

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