Predictors of Nursing Graduate School Success

Brady Patzer1, Elizabeth H Lazzara, Joseph R Keebler

  • 1About the Authors Brady Patzer, MA, is a doctoral student, Wichita State University Department of Psychology, Wichita, Kansas. Elizabeth H. Lazzara, PhD, is an assistant professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Department of Human Factors, Daytona Beach, Florida. Joseph R. Keebler, PhD, is an assistant professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Department of Human Factors. Maha H. Madi, BA, is a graduate of Wichita State University Department of Psychology. Patricia Dwyer, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, is a clinical educator, Wichita State University School of Nursing. Alicia A. Huckstadt, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, is a professor and director of graduate programs, Wichita State University School of Nursing. Betty Smith-Campbell, PhD, APRN-CNS, is a professor, Wichita State University School of Nursing. For more information, write to Dr. Lazzara at LAZZARAE@erau.edu.

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