预测本科护理专业的早期学业成绩。

Predicting early academic achievement in a baccalaureate nursing program.

作者信息

Newton Sarah E, Smith Laureen H, Moore Gary, Magnan Morris

机构信息

Oakland University School of Nursing, Rochester, MI 48309, USA.

出版信息

J Prof Nurs. 2007 May-Jun;23(3):144-9. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.07.001.

DOI:10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.07.001

PMID:17540317

Abstract

Baccalaureate nursing programs are under increased pressure to graduate greater numbers of students to meet the demands of the nurse workforce of the future. Schools of nursing are admitting larger cohorts of students, but early academic achievement in the nursing major and retention are problematic. Historical predictors of early academic achievement, such as scholastic aptitude, may not be the best for identifying students at risk of early academic failure. Increasingly, baccalaureate nursing programs are relying on standardized nursing aptitude tests to evaluate the readiness of applicants for the nursing major. However, reliable predictors of early academic achievement have yet to be identified. The purpose of this study was to explore whether scholastic aptitude and nursing aptitude are predictive of early academic achievement in a baccalaureate nursing program. Using an exploratory descriptive design, data from 164 sophomore nursing students were examined. The data indicated that scholastic aptitude and nursing aptitude together predicted 20.2% of the variance in early academic achievement, with scholastic aptitude accounting for 15.4% of the variance.

摘要

学士学位护理项目面临着越来越大的压力，需要培养更多的学生以满足未来护士劳动力的需求。护理学院正在招收更多的学生群体，但护理专业的早期学业成绩和留校率存在问题。早期学业成绩的历史预测因素，如学术能力倾向，可能并非识别早期学业失败风险学生的最佳因素。越来越多的学士学位护理项目依靠标准化护理能力倾向测试来评估申请者对护理专业的准备情况。然而，尚未确定早期学业成绩的可靠预测因素。本研究的目的是探讨学术能力倾向和护理能力倾向是否能预测学士学位护理项目中的早期学业成绩。采用探索性描述性设计，对164名大二护理学生的数据进行了检查。数据表明，学术能力倾向和护理能力倾向共同预测了早期学业成绩中20.2%的方差，其中学术能力倾向占方差的15.4%。