New Careers in Nursing: Optimizing Diversity and Student Success for the Future of Nursing

Predictors of Underrepresented Nursing Students' School Satisfaction, Success, and Future Education Intent

“…Future research should include the additional survey criteria as applied to nursing programs-criteria proposed in Table 1 and administered to additional populations of accelerated URM nursing students. However, despite these limitations and the use of different analysis methods, our program satisfaction results are consistent with those reported by DeWitty et al (2016).…”

“…For instance, at the time of the entry survey, students may have only been weeks into their accelerated program of study and may have not sought faculty advisement. DeWitty et al (2016) reported that students acknowledged ease of financial burden due to the scholarship funds, thus reducing the financial barrier. Multiple studies report financial barriers and their negative impact on student success (Loftin et al, 2012;Loftus & Duty, 2010;Schoofs, 2012).…”

“…Over the 7-year grant period, NCIN awarded 3,506 scholarships. Of those scholarships, approximately 80% (n = 2,706) were awarded to accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs and 20% (n = 800) to accelerated Master of Science in Nursing programs (DeWitty, Huerta, & Downing, 2016).…”

“…According to Dewitty et al (2016), the NCIN program office collected data from the scholarship recipients through SurveyMonkey ™ at three time points: the beginning, the midpoint of their individual nursing program, and within 6 months postgraduation. The surveys varied in length (33 to 51 items) and included demographic information and items such as satisfaction with PIP program, learning environment, institutional climate, and mentoring experience.…”

“…Before NCIN administered the survey, it received approval from the Internal Review Committee at Education Testing Service. The final research data were de-identified; Dewitty et al (2016) provided a full description of the NCIN sample, data collection process, and procedures. There is a dearth of published research that explores the nursing school experiences of accelerated nursing students, specifically URM students involved in a national program aimed at increasing nursing diversity.…”