Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia; Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR), Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Australia.
Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2019 Aug;39:61-66. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2019.07.011. Epub 2019 Aug 6.
Retention and the academic success of nursing students remains a high priority in Australian and global higher education. This study examines an embedded academic support strategy, provided by Professional Communication Academic Literacy (PCAL) support staff, and undergraduate Bachelor of Nursing student uptake of the support. It reports on the profile of those who sought support, and the relationships between student support, retention and academic performance. A total of 11 290 PCAL consultations were recorded during a 17-month period from January 2016, with these consultations initiated by 2827 individual students. Among the undergraduate nursing students (n = 4472), those who sought PCAL support were over 7 times more likely (Adjusted Odds Ratio: 7.81, 95% CI: 6.18 to 9.86) to continue in the nursing program, taking into consideration age and enrolment category of students. Among students who continued or are continuing in the program, those who did not seek PCAL support had a lower grade point average (GPA) (mean: 3.9) compared to those who sought PCAL support between 1 and 3 times (mean: 4.3), and those who sought PCAL support on more than 3 occasions had the highest GPA (mean: 4.4), suggesting that frequency of consultations influenced academic success and retention.
在澳大利亚和全球高等教育中，保留和护理学生的学业成功仍然是重中之重。本研究考察了一种嵌入式学术支持策略，该策略由专业沟通学术素养（PCAL）支持人员提供，以及本科护理专业学生对该支持的接受程度。它报告了寻求支持的人的概况，以及学生支持、保留和学业成绩之间的关系。在 2016 年 1 月至 17 个月期间共记录了 11290 次 PCAL 咨询，这些咨询由 2827 名学生发起。在本科护理学生（n=4472）中，那些寻求 PCAL 支持的人继续护理项目的可能性高出 7 倍以上（调整后的优势比：7.81，95%置信区间：6.18 至 9.86），同时考虑了学生的年龄和入学类别。在继续或继续该项目的学生中，那些没有寻求 PCAL 支持的学生的平均绩点（GPA）（平均值：3.9）低于那些寻求 PCAL 支持 1 到 3 次的学生（平均值：4.3），而那些寻求 PCAL 支持超过 3 次的学生的 GPA 最高（平均值：4.4），这表明咨询的频率影响了学业成功和保留率。
