Differences in Persistence Between Adult Learners Enrolled in Two Online RN-BSN Progression Tracks.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to examine if and to what extent differences exist for total Persistence Scale for Online Education-Nursing (PSOE-N) scores and mean persistence factor scores for adult learners enrolled in accelerated academic progression tracks ( n = 18) compared with adult learners enrolled in traditional academic progression tracks ( n = 26) in online RN-BSN completion programs. Total PSOE-N scores, mean perceived stress and support scores, and goal attachment scores were found to be statistically significantly different ( p < .05) between participants enrolled in a traditional track compared with those enrolled in an accelerated track.