Achieving Success in Prelicensure Registered Nursing Programs

Institutions of higher learning struggle to supply enough Registered Nursing Professionals to meet demands in today’s healthcare environment. Hundreds of thousands of students are accepted into nursing programs each year, though many fall short of program completion. High attrition and low retention in registered nursing programs is a problem. The purpose of this qualitative study was to evaluate attrition and retention of registered nursing students over a four-year period at a Technical College in Georgia to determine factors impacting successful completion of the Associate of Science in Nursing Program (ASN). It further proposed to identify possible solutions to reduce attrition among nursing students. This study analyzed nursing student and nursing faculty perceptions on the causes of high attrition and low retention and perceived solutions to attrition rates. This study provides insight in the development of steps to decrease attrition in registered nursing programs, and other higher education programs of study.

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Coping and Pre-Licensure Registered Nursing Students: An Integrative Literature Review

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship ◽

10.1515/ijnes-2018-0023 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Danna L. Salinas-Harrison

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Literature Review ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Nursing Programs ◽

Research Articles ◽

Stress Coping ◽

Adaptive Coping ◽

Coping Behaviors ◽

Registered Nursing

AbstractDespite a wealth of information and growing diversity among nursing students, little is known about coping behaviors employed by these students or students educated in diverse environments. The aim of this integrative literature review was to examine what is known about stress, coping, measures of coping, and interventions to enhance coping, and in pre-licensure nursing students. Twenty-six peer-reviewed research articles were included. Stress, coping styles and behaviors, support, interventions, and instruments to measure coping were identified as key themes. Variations in coping were noted by gender, age, length of time in the program, and culture. Analysis of the literature illuminated the importance of support for students, and strong indications suggested educators play a pivotal role in helping students develop adaptive coping strategies. Nursing programs should consider incorporating coping instruction into the curricula.

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Ethics in the curriculum of undergraduate nursing programs in Turkey

Journal of Nursing and Health Studies ◽

10.21767/2574-2825-c4-011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 03 ◽

Author(s):

Bengu Cetinkaya

Keyword(s):

Nursing Programs ◽

Undergraduate Nursing

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Practice expectations for Australian graduate emergency nursing programs: A Delphi study

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104811 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 99 ◽

pp. 104811

Author(s):

Tamsin Jones ◽

Kate Curtis ◽

Ramon Z. Shaban

Keyword(s):

Delphi Study ◽

Nursing Programs ◽

Emergency Nursing

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A Structured Curriculum for Interprofessional Training of Emergency Medicine Interns

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine ◽

10.5811/westjem.2019.11.44139 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 149-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ashley Rider ◽

Tiffany Anaebere ◽

Mariko Nomura ◽

David Duong ◽

Charlotte Wills

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Emergency Medicine ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Hospital Setting ◽

Scope Of Practice ◽

Registered Nursing ◽

Interprofessional Training ◽

Before And After ◽

Team Based Care ◽

Improve Health

Interprofessional education (IPE) has been shown to improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction. IPE is now represented in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s emergency medicine (EM) milestones given the team-based nature of EM. The Highland Allied Health Rotation Program (H-AHRP) was developed by residents to enhance and standardize IPE for EM residents in a single hospital setting. H-AHRP was incorporated into the orientation month for interns starting in the summer of 2016. EM interns were paired with emergency department preceptors in registered nursing (RN), respiratory therapy (RT), pharmacy (PH), laboratory (LAB), and social work (SW) in either a four-hour shadowing experience (RN, RT, PH) or lecture-based overview (LAB, SW). We conducted a survey before and after the program. Overall, the EM interns reported an improved understanding of the scope of practice and day-to-day logistics after working with the preceptors. They found the program helpful to their future as physicians and would recommend it to other residencies. The H-AHRP program allows for the early incorporation of IPE into EM training, enhances interns’ understanding of both the scope and logistics of their colleagues, and is a well-received effort at improving team-based care.

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