Wood Stephanie, Smith Andrea, Curtis Amy, Ware Katilya, Wang Chih-Hsuan, Hunt Caralise W
Author Affiliations: College of Nursing, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama (Mrs Wood and Smith, Drs Curtis, Ware, Wang, and Hunt).
Nurse Educ. 2025;50(5):E306-E311. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001916. Epub 2025 Jun 12.
Holistic admissions in nursing education consider a range of criteria. Faculty wanted to move to an admissions process that valued attributes in alignment with the mission and vision of the college.
Describe the implementation, evaluation, and revision of a holistic admissions process in a prelicensure baccalaureate program.
Implementation, revision, and evaluation of the holistic admission process are described. Three research questions were used to evaluate holistic admissions data using a longitudinal approach.
Implementation of holistic admissions led to an increase in the number of underrepresented students admitted to the nursing program. No significant differences were noted between underrepresented and non-underrepresented students on admission metrics. Graduation rates and NCLEX pass rates were similar for underrepresented and non-underrepresented student groups.
Study findings support the effectiveness of a holistic admissions process in increasing diversity within the nursing program while maintaining academic and professional success.
护理教育中的整体招生考虑一系列标准。教师们希望转向一种重视与学院使命和愿景相一致的特质的招生过程。
描述一个护理学学士学位预注册项目中整体招生过程的实施、评估和修订。
描述了整体招生过程的实施、修订和评估。使用三个研究问题，采用纵向方法评估整体招生数据。
实施整体招生导致被护理项目录取的代表性不足学生数量增加。在录取指标上，代表性不足学生和非代表性不足学生之间未发现显著差异。代表性不足学生组和非代表性不足学生组的毕业率和NCLEX通过率相似。
研究结果支持整体招生过程在增加护理项目多样性的同时保持学术和专业成功方面的有效性。
