Completion and attrition of nursing PhD students of the 2001 to 2010 matriculating cohorts |
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| Authors: | Di Fang Lin Zhan |
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| Institution: | 1. American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC;2. Loewenberg College of Nursing, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN;1. VA Quality Scholar, Cleveland, OH;2. Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;3. Senior Faculty Scholar, VA Quality Scholars Program, Cleveland, OH;4. School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;1. Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD;2. The Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI;3. USAF, 59th Medical Wing, Office of the Chief Scientist, Science and Technology, Joint Base, San Antonio, TX;4. Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC;5. Clinical Investigations Program, 88th Medical Group/SGNE, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH;6. USAF, NC, Director, Biobehavioral Research, Clinical Investigation Facility, David Grant USAF Medical Center, CA;7. Nursing Research and Consultative Services, US Navy Hospital, Portsmouth, VA;1. National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD;2. School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC;3. William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA;4. School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT;5. Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;6. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA;7. College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA;8. National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Genetics Branch, Bethesda, MD;9. School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;10. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL;11. Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA;12. Nursing Research and Performance Improvement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Abstract: | PurposeTo examine completion and attrition of students in nursing PhD programs.MethodsTotal 5,391 students who matriculated into nursing PhD programs in 2001 to 2010 were selected from the AACN database.FindingsThe completion rate of the students was 74.2% and the attrition rate was 22.7%. On average, it took 5.7 years for the students to graduate and 3.7 years for the students who left without graduating to drop out. The mean age at matriculation and graduation was 42.4 and 47.5, respectively. Male students, part-time students, students of post-baccalaureate programs, students who were not faculty or held a part-time faculty position, students of the 2001 to 2010 matriculation cohorts, and students in PhD programs with 25% or more of the courses taught online were more likely to experience attrition.ConclusionThe study findings provide useful information for the nursing education community to better address the issue of nursing PhD shortage. |
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