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BACKGROUND: Retention of online nursing students in graduate education is essential as the need for nurses exceeds the current supply. METHOD: The factors contributing to student attrition are reviewed, and a real-world case exemplar is presented to demonstrate the theoretical design and implementation of an orientation to support retention. RESULTS: Knowles' theory of adult learning and Cooper's PECS (purpose, expectations, connections, and support) model for an evidence-based orientation framework guided the design of the orientation. Knowles' theory was aligned with the PECS model to further describe how student and environmental factors can be addressed in an orientation framework and provide strategies for implementation. Additionally, these PECS definitions were applied to specific activities within a conceptual, theoretical, and empirical framework for development of orientations. CONCLUSION: This case exemplar demonstrated an orientation framework for a feasible application of theory and evidence-based strategies for graduate online nursing programs. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(6):314-321.].
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Students, Nursing , Humans , LearningABSTRACT
This statement was released in June 2020 by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine to provide guidance for the 2020-2021 residency application cycle in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many of the recommendations are specific to this cycle, others, such as the Department Summary Letter of Evaluation, are meant to be an enduring change to the internal medicine residency application process. AAIM realizes that some schools may not yet have the tools or resources to implement the template fully this cycle and look toward collaboration within the internal medicine education community to facilitate adoption in the cycles to come.