Date of Award

5-1962

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Department

Nursing

First Advisor

John M. Ivanoff

Second Advisor

M. Ethelreda Ebel

Third Advisor

Louse Schmitt

Abstract

Criteria based on outcomes of standardized tests for the selection of students by colleges and universities today differ with each institution. The problem of determining adequate selection criteria is given much consideration by all institutions of higher learning. It is of particular significance in schools and colleges of nursing because of their generally high attrition rates.

Intelligence, past achievement, aptitude, interest, and personality factors have a direct bearing on achievement in the practice of nursing. Measurements of achievement, aptitude, and intelligence by means of standardized tests are being used by nursing educators in selecting potential students of nursing. Such instruments typically predict some of the individual differences in students which may contribute to their success or failure in nursing; nevertheless, the attrition rates in most schools and colleges of nursing continue to be high.

Comments

A Research Paper Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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