Nursing Student Retention and Success

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Nursing StudentRetention & Success:

Our Business, Our Responsibility

Margie Clark MSN, RN, GNP-BCLansing Community College

Lansing, [email protected]


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Acknowledgement Dr Marianne R. Jeffreys

Nursing Student Retention: Understandingthe Process and Making a Difference(2004)

Springer Publishing Company

ISBN 0-82613445-9


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Session Objectives Discuss the multidimensional process of

nursing student retention

Identify factors that restrict or support

student retention & success

Describe strategies that can enhancestudent retention and success


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Nontraditional Nursing StudentMeet one or more of the following:

Age 25 or older Commuter

Enrolled part-time

Male Member of an ethnic and/or racial minority group

Speaks English as a second (other) language

Has dependent children

Has a general equivalency diploma (GED)

Requires remedial classes


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Traditional Nursing StudentDoes not meet the criteria of nontraditional nursing student

and meets all the following criteria:

Age 24 or younger Resides in campus housing or off-campus housing Enrolled full-time

Female White and not a member of an ethnic and/or racial

minority group Speaks English as a first language Has no dependent children Has a United States high school diploma Required no remedial classes


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Factors Influencing Retention Student Profile Characteristics

Student Affective Factors Academic Factors

Environmental Factors

Professional Integration and Socialization

Academic and Psychological Outcomes

Outside and Surrounding Factors


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Student Profile Characteristics Age

Ethnicity and Race Gender

Language

Prior Educational Experience

Family Educational Background

Prior Work Experience

Enrollment Status


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Student Profile Characteristics have a direct

influence on academic factors, culturalvalues and beliefs, self-efficacy,motivation, and environmental factors.


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Student Affective Factors Attitudes, values, and beliefs about

education, nursing, and ones ability tolearn and perform the tasks required forcourse and nursing program success.

Cultural Values and Beliefs Self-Efficacy

Motivation


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Cultural Values and Beliefs Consciously and unconsciously guide

Thinking Decisions

Actions that affect retention


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Cultural Values and Beliefs Orientation Time Perception Verbal Communication Nonverbal Communication Household Responsibilities

Health Nurse Education

Teacher Autonomy Help-Seeking Behaviors Work Habits Persistence


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Academic Factors Personal study skills

Personal study hours

Attendance

Class schedule

General academic services


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Environmental Factors Financial status

Family financial support

Family emotional support

Family responsibilities

Child care arrangements

Family crisis

Employment hours

Employment responsibilities

Encouragement by outside friends

Living arrangements

Transportation


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Professional Integration & Socialization Faculty advisement and helpfulness

Memberships

Professional events

Encouragement by friends in class

Peer mentoring and tutoring

Enrichment programs


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Academic & Psychological Outcomes Academic Outcomes

Course grade Cumulative grade for courses in major

Overall GPA

Psychological Outcomes

Satisfaction Stress


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Outside & Surrounding Factors World, national, local events

Politics and economics

Health care system

Nursing professional issues

Job certainty


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Professional Events & Memberships Participation in professional events and

memberships is viewed as an essentialactivity for professional growth and careermobility by providing unique opportunities

for professional socialization, networking,skill enhancement, knowledge expansion,and professional attitude development.

(Joel & Kelly, 2002)


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Student Success & Retention Programs Orientation

Newsletter Study Groups

Tutoring

Stipends Mentoring

Tutoring

Nursing StudentResource Center

Career advisement

Guidance Workshops

Networking

Transitional support Test Prep Programs

Referral


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Where do I begin? What do you want to do?

Activities

Resources

Equipment

Technology

Furniture

Personnel

Budget

other What is already available?

What is feasible?


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Lansing Community College Strategies Testing taking seminars (SDEV)

NURS 101 Study and Test Taking Skills

Clinical Documentation Skills

Peer Mentor Program Student Nurses Association

Volunteer opportunities

Math Seminars Math for Nurses

Concept Mapping Seminars


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More LCC Strategies Cultural health assessment/interview

DVDs of lab procedures Immunization clinics on campus

Faculty, administrators and studentsvolunteering together (role modeling)

Test Reviews (Case study method)

Full time faculty for Mastery Learning Supplemental Instruction (paid student

tutors)


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Share Your Successes

AndBarriers


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Questions?

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