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Mikita, Karen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The distinctive characteristics and learning needs of Generation Z students present unique challenges to faculty in higher education. Factors such as faculty teaching styles and availability of learning resources impact academic success for all students. However, Generations Zers' 8-second attention spans; aversion to lengthy reading assignments;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Age Groups, Nursing Students
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Royse, Emily A.; Sutton, Elliot; Peffer, Melanie E.; Holt, Emily A. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) courses are gateway courses nursing and allied health students must pass before progressing through their academic programs. Many students need to retake the course to receive grades acceptable to progress in their programs, but identifying students at risk of failure may help instructors extend…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Remedial Instruction, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Yehia, Dalal Bashir Moh'd; Jacoub, Shirooq M.; Eser, Seqlia Mohammad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Background: Stress is a phenomenon faced by all individuals that show symptoms of vulnerability in physical, functional and social impairment as well as there is a unique ways to cope with these symptoms. Nursing students face many stressors during their academic period which influence their personality and academic performance. Objectives: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Predictor Variables, Nursing Education
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Gharaibeh, Besher; Hweidi, Issa; Al-Smadi, Ahmed – Cogent Education, 2017
Background: Simulation can produce highly qualified professionals, however, it can also be perceived as stressful and frustrating by the nursing students. Purposes: This study was to identify the attitudes and perceptions of Jordanian nursing students toward simulation as an educational strategy, to investigate whether certain students'…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Undergraduate Students
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Guy, Richard,; Byrne, Bruce; Dobos, Marian – Advances in Physiology Education, 2018
Anatomy and physiology interactive video clips were introduced into a blended learning environment, as an optional resource, and were accessed by ~50% of the cohort. Student feedback indicated that clips were engaging, assisted understanding of course content, and provided lecture support. Students could also access two other optional online…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Blended Learning, Video Technology
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Khawaja, Nigar G.; Chan, Sabrina; Stein, Georgia – Journal of International Students, 2017
We examined the relationship between second language anxiety and international nursing student stress after taking into account the demographic, cognitive, and acculturative factors. International nursing students (N = 152) completed an online questionnaire battery. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that spoken second language anxiety and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Nursing Students, Stress Variables, Anxiety
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Deasy, Christine; Coughlan, Barry; Pironom, Julie; Jourdan, Didier; Mannix-McNamara, Patricia – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
Psychological distress as experienced by higher education students is of major concern because of its potential to adversely impact academic performance, retention, mental health and lifestyle. This paper reports a mixed method investigation of student self-reported psychological distress and help-seeking behaviour. The sample comprised all…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Emotional Disturbances, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries
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Baker, Ariana – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
Information literacy screencasts were created by librarians and integrated into all of the nursing department's distance learning courses. Before creating more videos, the researcher decided to evaluate the screencasts' effectiveness based on certain video characteristics. The researcher identified four characteristics that might affect…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Librarians
Rice, Eileen W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore self-efficacy, an individual's beliefs about his or her ability to perform a series of tasks, and emotional intelligence, an individual's ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions, as predictors for successful clinical performance in nursing students. The participants were 49 female and 7…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Self Efficacy, Nursing Students, Predictor Variables
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Dante, Angelo; Fabris, Stefano; Palese, Alvisa – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
Empirical studies and conceptual frameworks presented in the extant literature offer a static imagining of academic failure. Time-to-event analysis, which captures the dynamism of individual factors, as when they determine the failure to properly tailor timely strategies, impose longitudinal studies which are still lacking within the field. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Students
McCormick, Kiyan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Simulated learning experiences using high-fidelity human patient simulators (HPS) are increasingly being integrated into baccalaureate nursing programs. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine relationships among learning style, critical thinking disposition, critical thinking, and clinical judgment during high-fidelity human patient…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking, Personality, Clinical Diagnosis
McGinley, Patricia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Second degree learners are attending associate (ADN), accelerated baccalaureate (BSN), and entry level masters (ELM) degree nursing programs. There is limited data related to the socio-demographic characteristics and graduation success rates of students attending accelerated BSN or ELM programs and no data related to second-degree learners…
Descriptors: Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Academic Degrees
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Kaddorura, Mahmood; Williams, Collette – Educational Research Quarterly, 2012
Case study pedagogy is a teaching strategy in which teachers hope to help students develop and use critical thinking (CT) abilities. This study compared CT skills of 75 second year generic accelerated baccalaureate nursing students during their Fundamentals of Nursing course before and after being educated using case study pedagogical method.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Comparative Analysis
Niyomkar, Srimana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
During the past years, computer and information technology has been rapidly integrated into the education and healthcare fields. In the 21st century, computers are more powerful than ever, and are used in all aspects of nursing, including education, practice, policy, and research. Consequently, student nurses will need to utilize computer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Students, Competence, Computer Literacy
Carpenter, Jane H. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The two purposes of this study were to determine whether locus of control (LOC) was predictive of how a student would perform on the ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam and the NCLEX-RN, and if the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) provided information that would help determine predictors of success on these two exams. The study…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Predictor Variables, Questionnaires
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