Social Determinants of Health and College Persistence Risk in Accelerated Undergraduate Nursing Students

Clarissa Silva Waletzko1, Tracy Lopez, Lizette Villanueva

  • 1About the Authors Clarissa Silva Waletzko, PhD, RN, EBPC, is assistant professor, and Tracy Lopez, PhD, RN, CNE, FELAN, is assistant professor, Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas. Lizette Villanueva, PhD. RN, CNE, CHW, is assistant professor, College of Nursing, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas. The researchers acknowledge Alok Kumar Dwivedi, PhD, and Deepanjali Vishwakarma, PhD, for their assistance with statistical analysis. Contact Dr. Waletzko at Clarissa.s.waletzko@ttuhsc.edu for more information.

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