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Relationship Between Retention and Peer Tutoring for At-Risk Students

Journal of Nursing EducationPublished 1 July 2004
Bonnie Higgins
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TL;DR

The use of a peer-tutoring program to increase retention of students at risk of failing a medical-surgical nursing course is described.

Abstract

Although state governing bodies and community agencies have requested increased enrollment in nursing programs, this would be futile without curtailment of the student attrition rate. This article describes the use of a peer-tutoring program to increase retention of students at risk of failing a medical-surgical nursing course.

Keywords

PsychologySocial SciencesMedicine