A cross-sectional study to determine barriers in the educational advancement of the licensed practical nurse to the registered nurse in the state of North Carolina
View File(s)
- Author(s)
- Details
-
Douglas M. Turner, PhD, DNP, CNE, NE-BC, NEA-BC
- Sigma Affiliation
- Non-member
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Turner, Douglas M. by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Turner, Douglas M. by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
The purpose of this study was to identify barriers that prevent practical nurses in the state of North Carolina from pursuing registered nurse education. A cross-sectional sample of 128 practical nurses completed a modified version of the “Learning Interests and Experiences of Adult Americans” (Cross,1981; Powell 1989). A convenience sample of experts in the field of nursing, nursing administration, and nursing education were interviewed to triangulate the data. Logistic regression was used for data analysis.
Two barriers were identified that prevent practical nurses from advancing to registered nurse education in the state of North Carolina: Strict attendance requirements and required full-time study. It was determined that non-traditional approaches to practical nurse to registered education would reduce or eliminate the identified barriers. Nurse educators involved in practical nurse to registered nurse education are encouraged to closely examine program requirements for the identified barriers and consider the flexibility offered by online education as a strategy to reduce or eliminate the identified barriers.
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3132980; ProQuest document ID: 305218357. The author still retains copyright.
This item has not gone through this repository's peer-review process, but has been accepted by the indicated university or college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the specified degree.
Type | Dissertation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Cross-Sectional |
Research Approach | Other |
Keywords | Licensed Practical Nurses; Nursing Education; Higher Education Pursuit; Education Barriers |
Grantor | Touro University International |
Advisor | Hutslar, Sarah; Kim, Heeja; Gomez, Frank |
Level | PhD |
Year | 2003 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
A repeated cross-sectional study of nurses immediately before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for action
Aiken, Linda H.; Sloane, Douglas M.; McHugh, Matthew D.; Pogue, Colleen A.; Lasater, Karen B. (Elsevier, 2022-12-07)Background: The shortage of nursing care in US hospitals has become a national concern. Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript was to determine whether hospital nursing care shortages are primarily due to the pandemic ... -
Comparison with the state level as well as the relationship of stress, resilience and psychological health between U.K. and China: A newest cross-sectional global study in undergraduate nursing students
Yang, Fang; Smith, Graeme D. (2014-11-17)Session presented on Friday, July 25, 2014: Purpose: To explore the state level as well as the relationship of stress, resilience, and psychological health in nursing students between UK and China, with the purpose of ... -
Advanced practice nurses on the stroke unit: A cross-sectional study
Wood, Janet G. (2016-03-21)Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Objective: To evaluate the economic and quality outcomes associated with a collaborative advanced practice nurse and hospitalist physician model ... -
Vietnamese clinical nurse educators' perceived role confidence: Reflection from a cross-sectional study
Nguyen, Van N. B.; Duke, Maxine M.; Forbes, HelenThis abstract reports reflection from a cross-sectional study on human resources to teach clinical nursing. Clinical nurses educators in Vietnam were recruited from both nursing and non-nursing backgrounds. Necessary changes ... -
Mental health stigma and perceived practice competence among nurse practitioners: A cross-sectional descriptive study
Young, Cara C.; Calloway, Susan; Brown, Courtney (2017-07-18)Purpose: Approximately 50% of Americans will meet the criteria for a mental health disorder sometime during their life, and the majority of these illnesses begin in childhood and adolescence (Merikangas et al., 2010). ...