Follow-Up Study of Graduates from the 1973 Los Angeles City College Registered Nurse Program.

Autor/in	Padilla, Bennie J.
Institution	Los Angeles City Coll., CA.
Titel	Follow-Up Study of Graduates from the 1973 Los Angeles City College Registered Nurse Program.
Quelle	(1974), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Community Colleges; Employment Patterns; Followup Studies; Institutional Research; Nurses; Participant Satisfaction; Postsecondary Education; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; Research Reports; Test Results; Vocational Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Institutionelle Forschung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Fragebogen; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	A follow-up study was made of the graduates of the 1973 Los Angeles City College registered nurse program in order to: (1) evaluate the program's effectiveness and value, (2) counsel current and future students in the program, (3) answer questions of legislators, accrediting bodies, and other interested groups, and (4) improve the quality of education at the college. To obtain the needed information, answers were sought for the following questions: (1) How successful were the students on the State Board Test Pool Examination? (2) How did the average scores on the five areas of the test compare with the average test scores of the graduates of the classes of 1958-1962? (3) How successful were they in finding employment? (4) What was their earning power? (5) What kind of attitudes did the graduates have toward the program? and (6) What recommendations, if any, did they suggest for improvement of the program? Questionnaires were sent to the 78 graduates of the 1973 program of which only 18 were returned. The responses are tabulated or listed. These show that the graduates had little trouble finding employment, and in areas of nursing that they preferred. Starting salaries were good. Only two respondents reported that they were currently enrolled in courses to further their education. A comparison of scores between the two groups of graduates showed that the department is preparing students as well today as it was previously. The study conclusion is that the college is providing a valuable service to the community through its nursing program. A copy of the questionnaire is provided. (DR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC