| Publication Date |
1982 |
| Personal Author |
Coelen, C. G.; Gaumer, G. |
| Page Count |
133 |
| Abstract |
The Nurse Training Act of 1964 and subsequent acts and amendments authorized a program of federal support for nursing schools and nursing students. Between the fiscal years of 1965 and 1979, more than one billion dollars was provided in support of nursing education, in the form of grants to training institutions and loans and scholarships to students. This study examined federal assistance to nursing education from one perspective--impact on the number of students entering, continuing in, and graduating from basic nurse-training programs. The statistical methods used differences in admissions, attritions and graduations across schools and years, identified by presence or absence of NTA financial aid. The three types of educational programs (diploma, associate, and baccalaureate) were examined separately, and by school size. The statistical models predict that between 1969 and 1979 formula/capitation grants, loan/scholarship funds, and construction awards produced an increase of about 47,000 nursing schools admissions. The total effect was divided fairly across the three types of basic educational programs. There appears to be no consistent relationship between receipt of NTA funds and nursing school attritions. The increase in graduations predicted to result from formula/capitation grants, loan/scholarship funds, and construction awards between 1969 and 1979 is between 32,800 and 42,000. This examination of the numerical impact of Federal fundings for basic nursing education provides data and analyses useful for targeting future funding efforts. |
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| Corporate Authors |
Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA.; Health Resources Administration, Hyattsville, MD. |
| Document Type |
Technical Report |
| NTIS Issue Number |
198225 |
| Contract Number |
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