Cultural diversity: students' perspectives.

This article is the result of the interest of several faculty members in obtaining information from students about their experiences with cultural diversity. Faculty identified a need for baseline information from the student population to assess the impact of diversity programs on campus. A small, volunteer group of 7 nursing students met for one focus group to share their experiences.

Does 1 + 1 still equal 2? A study of the mathematic competencies of associate degree nursing students.

Many associate degree nursing students lack basic computational mathematic ability. When a computational mathematics test was administered to more than 850 associate degree nursing students nationwide, the results were amazingly consistent. The mean student score on the Computational Arithmetic Test was 75%.

Cheating must be okay--everybody does it!

Cheating has been a part of structured academics since time immemorial. Students cheat to pass a test, to pass a course, and to get better grades than others. They also cheat to obtain the benefits that better grades offer-scholarships, admission to graduate programs, recognition at ceremonies, and prestigious job offers.