PERCEPTIONS REGARDING THE ARTICULATION PROCESS FOR BACCALAUREATE REGISTERED NURSES.
Contributors: Illinois State University.
Published: 1987
Number of pages: 100
Subjects: Education, Curriculum and Instruction.
Description: This study was undertaken to determine perceptions of the articulation process for associate degree registered nurses who seek the baccalaureate degree. More specifically, this study was designed to: analyze the perceptions of selected associate degree registered nurses who earned baccalaureate degrees from selected upper-division nursing programs with regard to admissions procedures, academic advisement, and nursing program integrity; and determine the relationship between the perceptions of selected associate degree registered nurses who earned baccalaureate degrees from selected upper-division nursing programs and age, the number of years between the earned associate degree and enrollment in an upper-division program, the average number of hours worked per week while pursuing the baccalaureate degree, and the grade point average attained in the upper-division program.

In order to assess the perceptions of the baccalaureate registered nurse graduates of the colleges/universities, a five-point rating scale was utilized in responding to the statements on the instrument. Respondents were asked to indicate whether they strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree or strongly disagree with the instruments. The means and standard deviations were computed for responses to the thirty-five articulation variables for four research questions. The fifth question dealt with thirty-five survey variables correlated with demographic variables.

Selected associate degree students agreed generally that admission procedures were being met; tended to agree that academic advisement procedures were carefully implemented and that nursing program integrity was significant for transition from associate degree nursing programs to upper-division nursing programs.

The younger students, in comparison to older students, tended to believe they were provided with accurate advisement information. Students with less time between matriculation from lower to upper division nursing programs generally believed they were prepared for practical decision making and the National League for Nursing represented excellence. Students with higher upper-division averages tended to believe there was concern for their academic development. No significant relationship was found to exist between hours worked and upper-division grade point average.

The results of this study could be significant to associate degree nurses interested in pursuing a baccalaureate degree; nursing program planners and advisors in junior and upper-division colleges and universities; and nursing educators, professional organizations, and associations. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.).
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-04, Section: A, page: 0715.

Thesis (ED.D.)--ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, 1987.

School code: 0092.