The relationship among BSN students' employment, educational, and health-related characteristics and semester grades: A multi-site study.

Background: While many nursing students work during clinical semesters, little is known about employment characteristics and relationships among employment, academic success and other variables.

Purpose: To describe the demographic, educational, and health-related characteristics of clinical nursing students and the relationships among employment, semester grades and other characteristics.

Method: Descriptive, correlational.

Improving Participants' Experience in the Online Survey Process.

Health care professionals frequently participate in surveys. Increased technology supports low-budget online surveys as a common method for collecting information. Decreased interaction with the surveyor, a lack of trust in the survey process, and time constraints often reduce response rates.