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Student Success

Abstract

Retention rates are a continuing problem for nursing programs. A qualitative design was used to investigate a unique population that experienced both failure and success within their Bachelor of Science Nursing education. Findings of this study describe the participants' struggles with ineffective study skills and development of effective learning skills.

Author Details

Rebecca B. Parnell, PhD, Department of Nursing, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Xi

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Learning, Nursing Student, Success

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Learning How to Learn: Nurses' Experiences With Failure and Success

Washington, DC, USA

Retention rates are a continuing problem for nursing programs. A qualitative design was used to investigate a unique population that experienced both failure and success within their Bachelor of Science Nursing education. Findings of this study describe the participants' struggles with ineffective study skills and development of effective learning skills.