Relationships Among DNP and PhD Students After Implementing a Doctoral Student Organization.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Early career contact, between clinically focused DNP and research-focused PhD nursing students, may encourage desirable intradisciplinary synergies. AIM:The aim of the study was to assess relationships among DNP and PhD nursing students after initiating a doctoral student organization. METHOD:An online survey assessed student interaction pre- and post-doctoral student organization implementation. Analysis consisted of paired t-test, social network analysis, and content analysis methods. RESULTS:Response rates were 72 percent (n = 86) and 60 percent (n = 72) before and after implementation. Network density and centralization increased by 17 percent and 3 percent, respectively; intradisciplinary ties increased by 39 percent. The average student had approximately two new relationsh

SUBMITTER: Travers JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep/Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature