Factors affecting success in nursing school: Experiences of African American BSN students
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Jennifer Jeames Coleman, PhD; Nina Harvey, DNP; Tameka Pritchett, DNP - Ida Moffett School of Nursing, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Abstract
African American nursing students' perspectives of factors that affect success in nursing school are presented. Study results suggest that attention to identified retention factors may lead to strategies for graduation success.
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| Format | Text-based Document |
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| Evidence Level | N/A |
| Research Approach | N/A |
| Keywords | African American Nursing Students; African American Nursing Student Retention; Minority Nursing Students; Minority Nursing Student Success Strategies; Nursing Student Diversity |
Conference Information
| Name | Nursing Education Research Conference 2020: Transforming Nursing Education Through Evidence Generation and Translation |
| Host | Sigma Theta Tau International; National League for Nursing |
| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
| Date | 2020 |
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