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Understanding College Preparedness Of First-Semester College Students, Kimberly Marie Florence
Understanding College Preparedness Of First-Semester College Students, Kimberly Marie Florence
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The college preparedness of first-year, first-semester, undergraduate students was researched and analyzed in this study. The research entailed a purposeful selection of 10 first-year, first-semester, undergraduate student participants that transitioned into a four-year public university, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), from a Nevada public high school. Participants who graduated from a Nevada public high school were chosen because Nevada exhibits low-performing K-12 public education trends. Using qualitative methods (i.e., a phenomenological approach), students were interviewed using semi-structured and open-ended interview questions. The interviews were used to ascertain student participants’ perceptions of their academic lived experiences transitioning from high school …
Succession Planning For Nursing Leaders In A College Of Nursing, Cheryl Ann Tucker
Succession Planning For Nursing Leaders In A College Of Nursing, Cheryl Ann Tucker
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The Institute of Medicine (2011) challenged nursing to ensure the nursing workforce includes a sufficient number of academic nurse leaders, nurse educators, and doctorally prepared nurses for the future healthcare needs of the people of the United States. National data reveals a fragile supply of academic nurse educators and leaders. This tenuous resource is shaped by multifaceted factors including: (1) an aging nursing workforce; (2) impending faculty retirements; (3) lack of qualified faculty; and (4) wage disparity between the academic and clinical settings. As these factors collide, it is imperative that academic nursing plan for the future by retaining, developing, …