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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789923803321

Autore

Jeffreys Marianne R

Titolo

Nursing student retention [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the process and making a difference / / Marianne R. Jeffreys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-49804-8

9786613593276

0-8261-0950-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

610.73071/173

Soggetti

Nursing - Study and teaching - United States

Nursing students - United States - Psychology

Nursing school dropouts - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of student retention -- Student profile characteristics -- Cultural values and beliefs, self-efficacy, and motivation : important considerations -- Academic factors -- Environmental factors -- Professional integration and socialization -- Academic and psychological outcomes -- The outside climate : forecast, impact, and action -- Dropout, stopout, or go on? -- Faculty advisement and helpfulness : a culturally congruent approach -- Expanding the web of inclusion through professional events and memberships -- Promoting positive and productive peer partnerships -- Enrichment program design, implementation, and evaluation -- The nursing student resource center/nursing neighborhood : a place for linking strategies together -- Future directions : a vision for tomorrow.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the only book to offer an evidence-based model for retaining students and ensuring success across the nursing education spectrum. It is designed to assist faculty in creating, implementing, and evaluating student retention and academic success strategies. This model, Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success (NURS), can be used effectively with all kinds of nursing programs, both traditional and nontraditional, including diploma, ADN, RN-BS, and accelerated BS. The



book features the Nursing Student Retention Toolkit , an easy-to-use digital toolkit for assessment and planning that is