J Nurs Educ. 2014 Jan 1;53(1):31-7. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20131218-03. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
With the passage of the Affordable Care Act and as the number of aging and diverse individuals in society increases, access to health care will expand and the need for more competent and diverse nursing graduates will increase. An adequate number of nurse graduates is imperative to meet societal demands; however, this is complicated by high nursing student attrition rates. This article examines the need for more nurses (including those from diverse backgrounds), current attrition rates among schools of nursing, at-risk student characteristics, and previous attempts to increase student success. Applying the evidence to practice, findings from a multipronged approach to increase student success within an associate degree nursing program located within a historically Black college and university in the midwestern United States are discussed. The program's successes and opportunities for improvement are examined, as well as the recommendations for other nursing programs facing issues with student attrition.
随着《平价医疗法案》的通过，以及社会中老年人口和多样化人群的增加，医疗保健的可及性将扩大，对更多有能力和多样化的护理专业毕业生的需求也将增加。要有足够数量的护理专业毕业生来满足社会需求；然而，由于护理专业学生的高辍学率，这变得复杂起来。本文探讨了对更多护士（包括来自不同背景的护士）的需求、护理学校当前的辍学率、处于危险中的学生特征，以及之前为提高学生成功率所做的尝试。本文将证据应用于实践，讨论了在美国中西部一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学内的副学士学位护理项目中，通过多管齐下的方法提高学生成功率的情况。本文还探讨了该项目的成功之处和改进机会，以及为其他面临学生辍学问题的护理项目提出的建议。
