Travers Jasmine L, Weis Marjorie, Merrill Jacqueline A
About the Authors Jasmine L. Travers, PhD, RN, is a postdoctoral fellow, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Marjorie Weis, DNP, MPH, RN, is an assistant professor of clinical nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, New York and Nurse Practitioner Specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Jacqueline A. Merrill, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, FACMI, is a professor, Columbia University School of Nursing. The authors thank Drs. Arlene Smaldone and Susan Doyle-Lindrud along with Ms. Judith Kelson and the Office of Student Activities for their help with data acquisition. At the time of this study, Drs. Travers and Weis were supported by an award from the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare. Dr. Travers was also supported by an award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR; R01NR013687) and is currently supported by an award from the NINR (5 T32 NR009356-07). Dr. Weis was also funded in part through the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Support Grant/Core Grant (P30 CA008748). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, the National Institutes of Health, or Memorial Sloan Kettering. For more information, contact Dr. Travers at
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2018 Sep/Oct;39(5):271-279. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000323.
Early career contact, between clinically focused DNP and research-focused PhD nursing students, may encourage desirable intradisciplinary synergies.
The aim of the study was to assess relationships among DNP and PhD nursing students after initiating a doctoral student organization.
An online survey assessed student interaction pre- and post-doctoral student organization implementation. Analysis consisted of paired t-test, social network analysis, and content analysis methods.
Response rates were 72 percent (n = 86) and 60 percent (n = 72) before and after implementation. Network density and centralization increased by 17 percent and 3 percent, respectively; intradisciplinary ties increased by 39 percent. The average student had approximately two new relationships; clique membership increased by 60 percent. Narrative responses corroborated network measurements.
We documented additional integration and organized communication among students after this strategy to increase collaboration. Educators preparing nurses to work across research and practice may consider network analysis methods to evaluate their efforts.
临床方向的护理实践博士(DNP)学生与研究方向的护理学博士(PhD)学生在职业生涯早期建立联系,可能会促进学科内部产生理想的协同效应。
本研究旨在评估在成立博士生组织后,DNP学生与PhD学生之间的关系。
通过在线调查评估博士生组织实施前后学生之间的互动情况。分析方法包括配对t检验、社会网络分析和内容分析。
实施前后的回复率分别为72%(n = 86)和60%(n = 72)。网络密度和中心性分别增加了17%和3%;学科内部联系增加了39%。平均每位学生大约建立了两段新关系;小团体成员增加了60%。叙述性回复证实了网络测量结果。
我们记录了在采取这一促进合作的策略后,学生之间进一步的融合和有组织的交流情况。培养护士从事研究与实践工作的教育工作者可考虑采用网络分析方法来评估其工作成效。