Patzer Brady, Lazzara Elizabeth H, Keebler Joseph R, Madi Maha H, Dwyer Patricia, Huckstadt Alicia A, Smith-Campbell Betty
About the Authors Brady Patzer, MA, is a doctoral student, Wichita State University Department of Psychology, Wichita, Kansas. Elizabeth H. Lazzara, PhD, is an assistant professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Department of Human Factors, Daytona Beach, Florida. Joseph R. Keebler, PhD, is an assistant professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Department of Human Factors. Maha H. Madi, BA, is a graduate of Wichita State University Department of Psychology. Patricia Dwyer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a clinical educator, Wichita State University School of Nursing. Alicia A. Huckstadt, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a professor and director of graduate programs, Wichita State University School of Nursing. Betty Smith-Campbell, PhD, APRN-CNS, is a professor, Wichita State University School of Nursing. For more information, write to Dr. Lazzara at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2017 Sep/Oct;38(5):272-274. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000172.
Several factors influence success in nursing graduate school. This study collected retrospective data from students in a nursing graduate program to determine which factors predict success. Data were analyzed using a multiple regression analysis to predict success (i.e., graduation grade point average [GPA]) from student characteristics. The predictors were nursing course GPA, undergraduate science GPA, GPA upon admission to nursing graduate school, experience in a specialty, and the duration of that experience. Results indicate that admission, nursing, and undergraduate science GPA are more important for predicting success than previous experience. The predictors account for approximately 80 percent of the variance (R = .80).
有几个因素会影响护理研究生阶段的学业成功。本研究收集了护理研究生项目学生的回顾性数据，以确定哪些因素能预测成功。使用多元回归分析对数据进行分析，以便根据学生特征预测成功情况（即毕业平均绩点[GPA]）。预测因素包括护理课程GPA、本科理科GPA、进入护理研究生阶段时的GPA、某一专业领域的经验以及该经验的时长。结果表明，对于预测成功而言，入学时的GPA、护理课程GPA和本科理科GPA比以往经验更为重要。这些预测因素约占方差的80%（R = 0.80）。
