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The under-representation of minority nurses in the nation is of critical concern for nurse educators. The high attrition rate of minority nursing students, on a local and national level, has not been effectively addressed. Project REMNS (Retaining Ethnic Minority Nursing Students), an innovative, comprehensive project, was designed to increase the retention of minority nursing students at Prairie View A&M University. Pre-clinical nursing students were provided strategies to improve critical thinking, stress management, and reading comprehension skills. This was accomplished by the development and implementation of content relevant computer modules on stress management, nutrition, and critical thinking. Implementation of Project REMNS resulted in an increased number of pre-nursing students admitted and retained in the nursing program.
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Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Bacharelado em Enfermagem/métodos , Evasão Escolar/psicologia , Serviços de Saúde para Estudantes/organização & administração , Estudantes de Enfermagem/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde , Apoio Social , Estresse Psicológico/prevenção & controle , Texas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
A computerized student database can provide a comprehensive system for encoding, maintaining, and interpreting student data. This paper describes the development of a student data base at Prairie View University College of Nursing and explores possible uses of the data once collected.
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Bases de Dados Factuais , Bacharelado em Enfermagem/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudantes de Enfermagem/estatística & dados numéricos , Confidencialidade , Coleta de Dados , Humanos , Desenvolvimento de Programas , Software , Vocabulário ControladoRESUMO
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a relationship exists between beginning nursing students' Nurse Entrance Test (NET) scores and their academic success within the first year of professional study. The major goal is to identify predictors of academic success so that supportive academic strategies could be implemented for the at-risk student. A statistically significant relationship is found between NET reading comprehension, math and composite scores and nursing grades during the first semester. Test-taking skills, social stressors and learning styles were also significantly related to course performance. Successful students had significantly higher reading, math, and composite scores and lower family and social stress scores than unsuccessful students. NET scores were also predictive of nursing grades, accounting for 10-33% of the variance when entered into a multiple regression equation.
