Predicting academic success in the first semester of nursing education

IF 2.5 Q2 NURSING

Teaching and Learning in Nursing Pub Date : 2026-10-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-03 DOI:10.1016/j.teln.2026.05.008

Traci Gonzales MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, Melissa Ethington PhD, RN, Erica Yu PhD, RN, FNAP, Stanley Cron MSPH, Cathy Rozmus PhD, FNAP, FAAN

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Abstract

Background

Nursing shortages have increased pressure on nursing programs to enroll more students and improve retention/graduation rates. Identifying predictors of student success is essential to enrolling candidates most likely to complete the program.

Purpose

Determine whether admission criteria predict first-semester success in a baccalaureate nursing program.

Methods

Retrospective analysis at a large public university using data from 104 first-semester nursing students. Students categorized as regular admission (standard criteria) and nonregular admission (alternative criteria). Independent t tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression were used to identify predictors of successful academic progression to the second semester.

Results

Students in the regular admission group were significantly more likely to progress to second semester (p = .002). Higher Health Education Systems Inc. A2 math scores and nursing prerequisite grade point average were predictors of success. When Health Education Systems Inc. A2 scores were excluded, regular admission criteria remained a predictor.

Conclusion

Nursing prerequisite grade point average and Health Education Systems Inc. math scores are predictors of early academic success. Data-driven admission practices should be evaluated and refined to improve retention.

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预测护理教育第一学期的学业成绩

护理人员短缺增加了护理专业招收更多学生和提高留校率/毕业率的压力。确定学生成功的预测因素对于招收最有可能完成课程的候选人至关重要。目的确定入学标准是否能预测护理学士学位课程第一学期的成功。方法回顾性分析某大型公立大学104名一学期护理系学生的资料。学生分为常规录取（标准标准）和非常规录取（替代标准）。使用独立t检验、卡方检验和逻辑回归来确定成功进入第二学期学业的预测因素。结果常规入学组学生进入第二学期的可能性显著增加（p = 0.002）。高等健康教育系统公司A2数学成绩和护理先决条件的平均绩点是成功的预测指标。当健康教育系统公司。排除A2分，常规录取标准仍然是预测指标。结论护理学预科平均成绩和Health Education Systems Inc.数学成绩是早期学业成功的预测因子。应评估和改进数据驱动的录取做法，以提高留用率。

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Teaching and Learning in Nursing NURSING-

CiteScore

2.60

自引率

10.50%

发文量

119

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： Teaching and Learning in Nursing is the Official Journal of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing. The journal is dedicated to the advancement of Associate Degree Nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery. Topics include: - Managing Different Learning Styles - New Faculty Mentoring - Legal Issues - Research - Legislative Issues - Instructional Design Strategies - Leadership, Management Roles - Unique Funding for Programs and Faculty