title: The NURSE Center: A peer mentor-tutor project for disadvantaged nursing students in Appalachia.
abstract: To assist disadvantaged Appalachian nursing students, a grant-supported peer mentor-tutor project was initiated in a regional university. Located in the NURSE Center (Nursing Undergraduate Resource for Successful Education), the goals of the project were to improve participants'academic achievement, increase retention, encourage timely academic progression, and improve NCLEX-RN passing rates. The authors describe the project, the first year of operation, and future directions.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Health Department, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA. ramsey@etsu.edu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blowers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merriman
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001061:Appalachian Region; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010379:Peer Group; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013714:Tennessee; D014146:Training Support; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology