Abstract

Increasingly, employers report that new nurses lack the soft skills necessary to be an outstanding employee-time management, organization, effective coping. This study explored the effect of a first-year retention program on student retention, and students' perceived needs to improve retention.

Author Details

Quanza E. Mooring, PhD, MSN - Department of Nursing, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX, USA

Sigma Membership

Pi Sigma

Lead Author Affiliation

Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Education, Student Retention, Soft Skills, Student Success

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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Skills for success: Implementation of a first-year nursing retention program on prelicensure nursing students

Washington, DC, USA

Increasingly, employers report that new nurses lack the soft skills necessary to be an outstanding employee-time management, organization, effective coping. This study explored the effect of a first-year retention program on student retention, and students' perceived needs to improve retention.