Nursing Student Retention

In the current nursing shortage, student retention is a priority concern for nurse educators, health care institutions, and the patients they serve. This book presents an organizing framework for understanding student retention, identifying at-risk students, and developing both diagnostic-prescriptive strategies to facilitate success and innovations in teaching and educational research. The author's conceptual model for student retention, "Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success," is interwoven throughout, along with essential information for developing, implementing, and evaluating retention strategies. An entire chapter is devoted to how to set up a Student Resource Center. Most chapters conclude with "Educator-in-Action" vignettes, which help illustrate practical application of strategies discussed. Nurse educators at all levels will find this an important resource.

In response to a nursing shortage that is projected to become even more severe, Jeffreys (nursing, City U. of New York-College of Staten Island) presents an organizing framework for understanding how to retain nursing students. She looks at identifying at-risk students, developing diagnostic-prescriptive strategies to facilitate success, guiding innovation in teaching and educational research, and evaluating strategy effectiveness. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Marianne R. Jeffreys, EdD, RN, is a professor of nursing at The City University of New York College of Staten Island. She received a BS in nursing from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, an MA and MEd in nursing education/professorial role from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an EdD in nursing education/nurse executive from Teachers College, Columbia University. An international award recipient, Dr. Jeffreys received the 2003 Leininger Award for Excellence in Transcultural Nursing from the Transcultural Nursing Society. She is also the author of Nursing Student Retention: Understanding the Process and Making a Difference (Springer, 2004).