Abstract

Retention of nursing students is paramount in producing a resilient nursing workforce. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to provide early identification during a Freshmen Nursing Seminar of students at risk of attrition from an undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program, thus promoting academic and resiliency skills.

Author Details

Jill A. Folsom, MSN, RN, CNE and Heather A. LaPoint, MSN - Nursing, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Delta

Lead Author Affiliation

The State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Belonging, Student Retention, Undergraduate Nursing Students

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2020

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2020

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Addressing belonging and retention issues upstream: The effects of a freshman nursing seminar

Washington, DC, USA

Retention of nursing students is paramount in producing a resilient nursing workforce. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study is to provide early identification during a Freshmen Nursing Seminar of students at risk of attrition from an undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program, thus promoting academic and resiliency skills.