Admission characteristics that influence DNP students' first-semester success: A retrospective study.

IF 2.2 Q1 NURSING

NURSING FORUM Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.1111/nuf.12774

Diane F Hunker, Meigan Robb

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Abstract

Background: Students apply to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs with varying demographic, academic, and professional characteristics. Programs are challenged with selecting and retaining students. Suggestions regarding which admission criteria and student characteristics are influential for success have been inconsistent. Recently, holistic admission practices have been employed to increase diversity, but little is known on the relationship between holistic admissions and student success.

Objective: To investigate which demographic, academic, and professional characteristics influence DNP students' first-semester success.

Design: Retrospective study using online DNP student application materials at a medium-sized, mid-Atlantic private university.

Method: Investigators used a self-developed Audit Tool to identify characteristics of enrolled DNP students' application materials (n = 245). Categorical and continuous data were analyzed using χ² and Independent Samples t-tests to determine which characteristics influenced success.

Results: Analysis revealed none of the items related to student characteristics were associated with first-semester academic success.

Conclusion: Further research is needed. Studies exploring additional individual characteristics and time frames may be more predictive of first-semester academic success.

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影响DNP学生第一学期成功的入学特征:一项回顾性研究。

背景:学生申请具有不同人口统计学、学术和专业特征的护理实践博士(DNP)课程。项目面临着选拔和留住学生的挑战。关于哪些录取标准和学生特征对成功有影响的建议一直不一致。最近，整体录取实践已被用于增加多样性，但对整体录取与学生成功之间的关系知之甚少。目的:探讨人口统计学特征、学术特征和专业特征对DNP学生第一学期成功的影响。设计:回顾性研究使用在线DNP学生申请材料在一个中型，大西洋中部的私立大学。方法:研究者使用自行开发的审计工具来识别注册DNP学生申请材料的特征(n = 245)。使用χ2和独立样本t检验对分类和连续数据进行分析，以确定哪些特征影响成功。结果:分析显示，与学生特征相关的项目与第一学期的学业成绩无关。结论:有待进一步研究。探索额外的个人特征和时间框架的研究可能更能预测第一学期的学业成功。

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NURSING FORUM NURSING-

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4.90

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4.20%

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151

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