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Predictors of Academic Success in a Career-Ladder Nursing Program at Hocking College

McKenzie, Beth A. Bancroft

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).

Nursing education programs are faced with the challenge of finding innovative ways to accommodate the growing interest in nursing programs. Educational programs in nursing are lacking the resources to adequately educate the number of students applying for admission. This study seeks to identify predictors of academic success in an LPN program at a two-year public technical college.

Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the research questions for this study. The overall model was 92.7% accurate in predicting academic success in the nursing program. Variables that were significant included math assessment test scores, age, GPA in anatomy and physiology, GPA in psychosocial courses, and GPA in pharmacology courses. The results indicated that early intervention strategies in the areas of academic support and tutoring could be developed to increase program completion rates.

Robert Young, PhD (Committee Chair)
Molly Weiland, PhD (Committee Member)
Gordon Brooks, PhD (Committee Member)
Peter Mather, PhD (Committee Member)
78 p.

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  • McKenzie, B. A. B. (2008). Predictors of Academic Success in a Career-Ladder Nursing Program at Hocking College [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210860967

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McKenzie, Beth. Predictors of Academic Success in a Career-Ladder Nursing Program at Hocking College. 2008. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210860967.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McKenzie, Beth. "Predictors of Academic Success in a Career-Ladder Nursing Program at Hocking College." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1210860967

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)