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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Nursing
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- Abstract:
- Background: There is an imperative need to increase the number of ethnically diverse nursing students who successfully complete nursing programs in the United States (US). The relentless global nursing shortage and the increasing social demand to provide culturally competent nursing care to persons of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and racial ethnic backgrounds drives this need. These combined factors have made it necessary for educational leaders of nursing programs in the US to prioritize efforts to improve retention and completion rates of diverse nursing students. Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative, correlational, retrospective study was to examine the relationship between the Haitian Diaspora and the nursing program variables as predictors of NCLEX-PN first time success for pre licensure Haitian nurses student in a nursing program in the southeastern region of the US. The study proposed to examine clustered independent variables as potential predictors of NCLEX-PN success: (a) demographic predictor variables, (b) admission predictor variables, (c) in-program predictor variables with the dichotomous dependent variable NCLEX-PN first time passing rates for Practical Nursing. Theoretical Framework: Karl Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s General Systems Theory (GST) was used in the study. The success of In-Program variables as key predictors was congruent with Von Bertalanffy’s General Systems Theory, which was the theoretical framework of this study. Von Bertalanffy’s theorized that the greatest impact of a system was in the transformational phase. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, correlation, retrospective design was used to determine if there is a significant effect of the Haitian Diaspora on nursing students in predicting NCLEX-PN first time passing rates. Results: Haitian students’ average sores were lower, standard deviations were higher and, predictors were more strongly correlated. Three predictor variables emerged all from the In-Program variables (Program Completion, ATI Fundamental Scores, Program GPA). All three predictor variables were statically significant. The percent classified correctly, or the predictability of students being classified correctly for this model was at 83.5%. Conclusions: This study was able to identify the effects of the Haitian Diaspora on a population of pre licensure Practical Nursing students. The study finding validated the study focus on Haitians nursing students.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2012.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-314).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Rosalie M. Poyntz. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RT86.73.P68 2012_PoyntzRosalie ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RT86.73.P68 2012 ( lcc )
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