Other Titles
Academic progression
Abstract
Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:
The purpose of this study was to describe factors that restricted or promoted retention among RN-to-BSN students and examine if there was a difference in the measure of these factors between a group of senior students who were retained and a group of junior students who were at risk for attrition with the overall goal to provide guidance for strategies to facilitate nursing student retention.
Sigma Membership
Epsilon Eta
Lead Author Affiliation
McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Nursing, RN-to-BSN, Retention
Recommended Citation
Kern, Brelinda Kaye, "Factors influencing retention of students in an RN-to-BSN program" (2014). NERC (Nursing Education Research Conference). 37.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/nerc/2014/presentations_2014/37
Conference Name
Nursing Education Research Conference 2014
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2014
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Factors influencing retention of students in an RN-to-BSN program
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Session presented on: Friday, April 4, 2014:
The purpose of this study was to describe factors that restricted or promoted retention among RN-to-BSN students and examine if there was a difference in the measure of these factors between a group of senior students who were retained and a group of junior students who were at risk for attrition with the overall goal to provide guidance for strategies to facilitate nursing student retention.