Open AccessAcademic persistence among nursing students: A concept analysis
Author(s) -
Kimberly D. Kennel,
Peggy Ward-Smith
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v7n11p62
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , attrition , psychological intervention , opposition (politics) , psychology , nurse education , nursing interventions classification , critical variable , nursing , medicine , political science , physics , geotechnical engineering , dentistry , equation of state , quantum mechanics , politics , law , engineering
Background: Persistence, in academic settings, has been identified as a critical variable for success. Different than retention and attrition, persistence, as a personal characteristic, describes the student who progresses, despite opposition or importunity.Methods: The Walker and Avant framework was used to guide the analysis of the concept of academic persistence, specifically as it applies to nursing education.Results: Barriers to persisting, among nursing students, include academic and personal variables. As faculty, we are concerned with and responsible to provide interventions that address academic barriers to persistence; there is little we can, or should do with personal barriers.Conclusions: Being able to identify the difference between academic and personal variables is the initial step in providing appropriate, and valued interventions.