Abstract

African American nursing students' perspectives of factors that affect success in nursing school are presented. Study results suggest that attention to identified retention factors may lead to strategies for graduation success.

Author Details

Jennifer Jeames Coleman, PhD; Nina Harvey, DNP; Tameka Pritchett, DNP - Ida Moffett School of Nursing, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA

Sigma Membership

Gamma Eta

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

African American Nursing Students, African American Nursing Student Retention, Minority Nursing Students, Minority Nursing Student Success Strategies, Nursing Student Diversity

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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Factors affecting success in nursing school: Experiences of African American BSN students

Washington, DC, USA

African American nursing students' perspectives of factors that affect success in nursing school are presented. Study results suggest that attention to identified retention factors may lead to strategies for graduation success.