Analysis of the Course of Study Content and Academic Achievements ofBaccalaureate Nursing Graduates

摘要

Because of expanding job opportunities for women, many in the nursing professionsare concerned that traditional nursing students are turning to other career options. The concerns are not only that fewer students will opt for nursing careers, but also that the students who will be attracted to nursing will be different from what nursing programs have traditionally come to expect. College freshmen survey data for 1986 show that a larger portion of nursing students have an overall lower grade point average (GPA) than do non-nursing students. This disparity in GPA has raised concerns that non-nursing programs may be siphoning off the academically able students and that lower achievers may be going into nursing. These issues are investigated in this study.