Academic success or failure in nursing students: Results of a retrospective observational study

Lancia, Loreto; Petrucci, Cristina; Giorgi, Fabio; Dante, Angelo; Cifone, Maria Grazia

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.05.001

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“…Smith (2016) used the data of 38,236 students taken from a British university's administrative records, who entered the university between 1998 and 2006, and found women to be more successful than men. Lancia, Petrucci, Giorgi, Dante, and Cifone (2013) in a retrospective observational study with nursing students found similar results. Also evidence placed in a systematic review on academic success of undergraduate students supports these empirical findings (Crisp, Taggart, & Nora, 2014).…”

Section: Factors Of Tertiary Academic Success At Individual Level Gendersupporting

confidence: 53%

“…Luqman (2013) found a moderate positive relationship of admission test scores with first year GPA but a weak positive relationship of it with later years' GPA in medical college students. However, one study noted no relationship between them (Lancia et al, 2013). Therefore, giving admissions to students only on the basis of admission test is not desirable (Luqman, 2013).…”

Section: High School Results and Admission Test Scoresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tertiary Academic Success: A Review of Factors in the Context of Ecological Model

Firdous¹,

Ali²

2017

J.educ.soc.sci

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Working in academic settings is an important area in community psychology and tertiary academia (education after high school) is of marked significance. Success in tertiary education is consequential for subsequent life and several factors are involved in it. The aim of this review paper was to analyze these factors within the context of Ecological Model of Dalton, Elias, and Wandersman (2007). In this model, environment has interconnected layers of proximal and distal systems which comprise five ecological levels of analysis: individuals, microsystem, organizations, localities and macrosystem. Specifically, the objectives of this study were to analyze the research work done on tertiary academic success factors in the years 2012-2016 at all ecological levels of analysis. Tertiary academic success in these studies has been measured in terms of GPA, grades, percentages, retention in course, completion of degree within time and academic success scales. Analysis of the factors of tertiary academic success at all community levels is needed to cut down attrition rates, improve student retention and help achieve good GPAs. This review highlights that the individual factors have been explored to a larger extent and factors related to other ecological levels are underexplored. The review contributes to field by enhancing the understanding of factors related to tertiary academic success. It may also assist educationists taking practical steps to help students achieve this success. Further theoretical and practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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Section: Factors Of Tertiary Academic Success At Individual Level Gendersupporting

confidence: 53%

Section: High School Results and Admission Test Scoresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tertiary Academic Success: A Review of Factors in the Context of Ecological Model

Firdous¹,

Ali²

2017

J.educ.soc.sci

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“…This scale will be developed based mainly on some personal characteristics that may act as predictors of nurse students' level of professional competencies (11,(53)(54)(55)(56).…”

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How Likely Is It for a Nurse Student to Become a Competent Nurse? A Protocol for Scale Development and Validation Using a Mixed Methods Study

Heydari¹,

Kareshki²,

Armat³

2016

Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis

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The aim of the paper was to develop and validate a scale for estimating the likelihood of a nurse student to become a competent nurse.Admitting students to nursing schools without assessing their personal characteristics has led to serious consequences, including low quality of nursing care. Early detection of students who are at risk of attrition or becoming non-competent nurses can save the time, money, and energy devoted to educating and training the future nurses.A mixed methods design will be employed. Using literature review and interviews with nurse students, clinical nurses, nurse experts, and nurse managers during the first qualitative phase, we will build a comprehensive item pool that has a focus on nurse students' personal characteristics. To increase the trustworthiness of interview findings, we will distinguish competent versus incompetent nurses by measuring their competence levels. In the second quantitative phase, the Nurse Competence Predicting Scale will be developed and tested for psychometric properties.We believe that Nurse Competence Predicting Scale may help in early identification of nurse students who are at risk of not acquiring expected nurse competencies on graduation or joining the workforce. In such cases, educational managers may take timely remedial interventions.Key words: nurse competence, personality characteristics, emotional intelligence, nurse student, mixed methods study, scale development, psychometric evaluation P ro f essi o n al c o n t ri buti o n B A CK GROU NDNurse competence has been extensively addressed in the literature in terms of safety and quality of nursing care (1-3). The competence of nurses directly influences the health status of patients, and could reduce morbidity, mortality, and undesirable outcomes (4-6).Evidence shows that caring professions necessitate particular personal and psychological characteristics, as well as essential knowledge and aptitude (7-9). Personality characteristics can strongly affect performance (10), educational achievements, job satisfaction, and ability of nurse students (11). Hence, some key personal characteristics are important in acquiring appropriate and effective nursing competence. On the other hand, these characteristics might only change desirably to as little as 30%, even in the excellent educational systems (12, 13). Therefore, applicants must be assessed for such attributes ideally before admission, to ensure that their personality matches with the job requisites (14).Nursing schools invest money, time, and energy to educate and train nurse students, expecting that they will join the health care workforce. In Iran, about 100 baccalaureate nursing programs are offered all over the country (15). According to the Iranian Ministry of Health report in 2008, at least 6.400 students on average graduate from the nursing faculties in Iran (16). Nursing faculty anticipates students who will be academically successful and become competent in their profession, so as to compassionately provide high quality care to their clien...

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“…The on-site nursing student selection methods reported within the last 20 years include the use of selection interviews, [12,19] Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs), [7,20] admission essays, [21] nationwide entry exams, [9,10] standardised tests, [8,11,22] and emotional intelligence tests. [3,23,24] Individual and group interviews are widely used, for example, in the United Kingdom, because of the requirement from the Nursing and the Midwifery Council for face-to-face contact with nursing applicants.…”

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“…[6,7] Assessment of learning/cognitive skills include, for example, testing of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills. [8][9][10][11][12] Recent literature also demonstrates the desirability to assess non-cognitive skills (also referred to as person specification, non-cognitive qualities or personal attributes) in the nursing student selection. [13,14] It is recognised that the demands of the nursing profession such as personality, [3] professional conduct, [15] patient safety and quality of care [3,6] should also guide the student selection.…”

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The predictive value of two on-site selection methods of undergraduate nursing students: A cohort study

Talman

Hupli²,

Puukka³

et al. 2018

JNEP

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Nursing programs aim to select students who will succeed in theoretical studies and in clinical practice, and who are suitable for the profession. Recent literature has suggested an assessment of cognitive and non-cognitive skills in nursing student selection. The aim of this study is to compare the predictive value of two on-site selection methods used in nursing student selection, namely, psychological aptitude tests and literature-based exams. A cohort study was conducted. Students admitted to four undergraduate Bachelor of Science nursing programs at one Finnish nursing school between 2002 and 2004 (N = 626) were allocated into two cohorts based on the on-site selection method. Follow-up data was collected at two measurement points (May 2004-May 2009. The multimethod data collection included the use of admission archives (entrance exam scores), study records (study success) and a structured self-report questionnaire (knowledge and skills). Statistical data analysis was undertaken. According to the results, the two on-site selection methods produced very similar results regarding their predictive value. Both of the on-site selection methods predicted knowledge and skills, and study success of nursing students to some extent, but only explained a small proportion of variance. To conclude, neither of the two on-site selection methods should be used alone when predicting knowledge and skills or study success of nursing students. Further longitudinal research is needed to investigate the predictive value of various on-site selection methods.

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Academic success or failure in nursing students: Results of a retrospective observational study

Cited by 64 publications

References 16 publications

Tertiary Academic Success: A Review of Factors in the Context of Ecological Model

Tertiary Academic Success: A Review of Factors in the Context of Ecological Model

How Likely Is It for a Nurse Student to Become a Competent Nurse? A Protocol for Scale Development and Validation Using a Mixed Methods Study

The predictive value of two on-site selection methods of undergraduate nursing students: A cohort study

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