Abstract
A study was made of the records of 115 registered nurses com pleting baccalaureate degree requirements in nursing at Indiana University 1963-65. The problem was to determine what elements were present in the nurses who persisted in completing degree requirements. Findings indicated that elements of persistence in cluded continuing college education immediately after graduation from the basic program in nursing, high school rank predicting academic ability in college, prior college credits with minimal non-transferable credits and 88 per cent graduating with a grade point average of 2.5 or above on a four point scale with 46 per cent eligible academically for graduate study. The study includes implications for counseling high school students in selection of an appropriate educational program in nursing and for counseling nursing students with potential toward continuing education.
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