MEN ENROLLED IN NURSING PROGRAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA: A COMPARISON BY PROGRAM TYPE.
Contributors: University of Pittsburgh.
Published: 1989
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: Men enrolled in Baccalaureate Degree, Associate Degree, and Diploma nursing education programs in Pennsylvania were surveyed to identify demographic and other characteristics as well as their reasons for program selection. Based on an overall response rate of 50.4%, the study sample included 452 men.

Significant differences were found among the groups in their demographic characteristics and their reasons for program selection. With respect to age and marital status, the Basic BSNs were more similar to the men enrolled in the Diploma programs, and the RN/BSNs were more similar to the men enrolled in the Associate Degree programs. Differences among the groups included the father's occupation (an indicator of socioeconomic status), where the men lived in relation to their nursing program, their high school letter grade average, prior post-secondary enrollment, and their expectation of obtaining a graduate degree. Differences were also found among the four groups of men in the importance of influences on the decision to enroll, including the program's academic reputation and reputation for its social activities; program length, cost, and location; the influence of others including relatives, the high school guidance counselor or other students in the program; and the program's graduates gaining admission to top graduate nursing programs. Since more differences than similarities in characteristics and reasons for program selection were found among the groups of men, separate profiles were developed for each of these groups. The differences in the four groups of men have implications for nursing education programs seeking to enroll more men as well as the nursing profession.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-06, Section: B, page: 2340.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, 1989.

School code: 0178.