title: Organized music instruction as a predictor of nursing student success.
abstract: Stringent admission criteria exist for nursing programs in the United States, but better predictors of success are needed to reduce student attrition. Research indicates that organized music experiences are associated with greater academic success. This exploratory study examined the association between early music experiences and undergraduate nursing student success. Findings suggest that students with a music background were more likely to graduate, have higher grade point averages, and pass the licensure examination. Previous music education might be considered as an additional predictor of nursing student success.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. scesario@twu.edu
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cesario
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011340:Problem Solving; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data