Recruiting students is one thing; keeping them is another.
Retaining students who are in their prenursing classes is the focus of an ongoing program in the department of nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Concerned that less than one-half of the students in prenursing classes actually entered the nursing program, faculty developed a program to increase student retention. The authors discuss the structure and content of monthly programs held for prenursing students.
Matteson-Kane
Maureen
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Department of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3018, USA. maureenkane@earthlink.net
Clarren
Donna Sue
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002321:Career Choice; D003376:Counseling; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009505:Nevada; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*