Exploring the Effectiveness of a Prenursing Introductory Course: Experiences of Culturally Diverse Nursing Students

Greater ethnic and racial diversity in the nursing profession is needed to reduce health care disparities and provide culturally competent health care to an increasingly diverse patient population. Prenursing preparation and early intervention programs have been developed to reduce attrition among culturally diverse students. A basic qualitative study was conducted to answer how culturally diverse students describe their experiences in a prenursing introductory course, part of a rigorous bachelor of nursing program at a historically Black university. An inductive thematic analysis revealed that students considered the course too easy; the course contributed to first-semester success.