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Academic Session: Collaborating to resolve academic concerns

Abstract

Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013:

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 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.

Author Details

Brelinda Kaye Kern, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

McKendree University, Lebanon, Illinois, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Retention, Nursing, RN-to-BSN

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2013

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2013

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2013-05-13

Additional Files

References.pdf (258 kB)

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Factors influencing retention among students in an RN-to-BSN program

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013:

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 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.