Thesis
Barriers for Idaho Licensed Practical Nurses Seeking a Registered Nurse Preparation
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3772
Abstract
The purpose of this preliminary study was to identify the barriers that exist for licensed practical nurses who seek registered nurses' preparation. The Framework for Educational Accountability was used in conjunction with a survey tool developed by the Idaho Statewide Articulation Plan Committee. Distribution of the tool was in collaboration with the Idaho State Board of Nursing and resulted in a 99.65% return of surveys. A total of 3,555 surveys were returned. The number of respondents included for the survey was 115. The most frequent perceived barriers were cost of education (57.4%), full-time work schedule (38.3 %) and scheduling of classes (16.5%). Analysis revealed perceived barriers were prominent in each region of the state. Employees working in home health care and doctor's offices perceived the number one barrier to be scheduling of classes. Providing web-based courses and options for distance learning is needed to remove barriers.
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Details
- Title
- Barriers for Idaho Licensed Practical Nurses Seeking a Registered Nurse Preparation
- Creators
- Debora Lynn Lemon
- Contributors
- Zana Higgs (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590733601842
- Copyright
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis