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

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780826109507
ISBN: 0826109500
ISBN: 0826109497
ISBN: 9780826109491
ISBN: 1280498048
ISBN: 9781280498046
ISBN: 9786613593276
ISBN: 6613593273
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 362 pages) : illustrations
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2012.
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:	Stress.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographic references and index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	pt. I. What's happening? Exploring student retention and taking action : 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 ; Drop out, stop out, or go on? -- pt. II. Making a difference: spotlight on retention and success strategies : 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: a place for linking strategies together ; Future directions: a vision for tomorrow.
Language Note:	English.