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ADN to BSN: Factors and their Degree of Contribution to ADN
Students’ Decision to Pursue a BSN
Group 25: Bricecine McNair, Chelsi Channell, Hongan Nguyen, Jacob Brush, Nisha Brice,
Ryan Clark
Methodological Section/Research Design
The purpose of this study is to examine how personal perceptions are associated with an ADN student’s willingness to obtain a BSN. A two-year longitudinal pre-test and post-test design will be utilized (Leedy & Ormrod., 2012). The pre-test will survey first semester ADN students and the post-test will survey the same group in the last semester of the program. A one-way ANOVA will be used to assess the mean difference between the pre-test and post-test data (Shuttleworth, 2009). This study also intends to examine how demographical factors such as age, gender, and current employment affect the students’ willingness to get a BSN.
The sample consists of 95 Valencia Community College (VCC) students in the 2-year nursing degree program. This sample size is based Jacob Cohen’s requirement for statistical power analysis of a one-way ANOVA test (Cohen, 1992). In order to reduce the possibility of errors, a medium effect size is selected with an a level of .01 at a power of .80. With a small a value, there is a decreased risk of a Type I error where the null hypothesis is falsely rejected. A power of .80 decreases the probability of a Type II error so that there is an 80% chance of rejecting a false null hypothesis. With these conditions, a sample size of 95 individuals is recommended for a one-way ANOVA (Cohen, 1992). VCC admits 120 students to their nursing program each Fall and Spring term so the sample size is obtainable (Valenica College, 2012).
By utilizing VCC nursing students in a convenience sampling, the surveys can be administered and collected in person (Leedy & Ormrod, 2012). This insures a higher response rate. A small monetary incentive of $1 per participant is offered to increase response rate as well. The
Students’ Decision to Pursue a BSN
Group 25: Bricecine McNair, Chelsi Channell, Hongan Nguyen, Jacob Brush, Nisha Brice,
Ryan Clark
Methodological Section/Research Design
The purpose of this study is to examine how personal perceptions are associated with an ADN student’s willingness to obtain a BSN. A two-year longitudinal pre-test and post-test design will be utilized (Leedy & Ormrod., 2012). The pre-test will survey first semester ADN students and the post-test will survey the same group in the last semester of the program. A one-way ANOVA will be used to assess the mean difference between the pre-test and post-test data (Shuttleworth, 2009). This study also intends to examine how demographical factors such as age, gender, and current employment affect the students’ willingness to get a BSN.
The sample consists of 95 Valencia Community College (VCC) students in the 2-year nursing degree program. This sample size is based Jacob Cohen’s requirement for statistical power analysis of a one-way ANOVA test (Cohen, 1992). In order to reduce the possibility of errors, a medium effect size is selected with an a level of .01 at a power of .80. With a small a value, there is a decreased risk of a Type I error where the null hypothesis is falsely rejected. A power of .80 decreases the probability of a Type II error so that there is an 80% chance of rejecting a false null hypothesis. With these conditions, a sample size of 95 individuals is recommended for a one-way ANOVA (Cohen, 1992). VCC admits 120 students to their nursing program each Fall and Spring term so the sample size is obtainable (Valenica College, 2012).
By utilizing VCC nursing students in a convenience sampling, the surveys can be administered and collected in person (Leedy & Ormrod, 2012). This insures a higher response rate. A small monetary incentive of $1 per participant is offered to increase response rate as well. The
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