Exploring Early Admission Processes: Implications for Nursing Workforce Diversity and Health Care Equity.

SCHOOL admission; PILOT projects; RELATIVE medical risk; GRADUATE nursing education; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; FISHER exact test; ACADEMIC achievement; MASTERS programs (Higher education); MEDICAL records; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; GRADUATE students; NURSING students; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; LONGITUDINAL method

This pilot study aimed to describe applicants who do not progress during the nursing school admissions process, explore common reasons they do not progress, and identify demographic trends. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis on applicants who were not admitted to amaster's entry program for nursing over the course of five consecutive admission cycles. The most common reasons for denial were missing prerequisite, late application, a bachelor's degree grade point average of <3.0, and a science prerequisite grade point average of <2.7. We found associations between some demographic groups and nonprogression through the application process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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