A program to enhance recruitment and retention of disadvantaged and ethnically diverse baccalaureate nursing students.

Purpose: To describe and evaluate the use of a "Success in Learning: Individualized Pathways Program (SLIPP)" to retain and graduate disadvantaged and ethnically diverse nursing students.

Design: A summative evaluative design was used with a population of 77 disadvantaged and ethnically diverse students who were accepted into a pre-entrance preparation quarter. The program based on an academic success model, included six pre-entrance classes, academic, social, and financial support, and seven faculty development workshops.

Spirituality in caregivers of family members with dementia.

Caring for a loved one with dementia is a difficult and stressful task due to the multiple memory and behavior problems that persist over many years. Researchers have implemented various intervention strategies and evaluated their impact on the negative aspects of caregiving. Yet, many of these strategies have failed to show reductions in the burden of caregiving.