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Facilitators and Inhibitors of LPN-to-RN Student Transition: A Cross-Sectional National Survey.

Nurs Educ Perspect

January 2023

About the Authors Amanda E. Cornine, PhD, RN, CNE, is an assistant professor, Lillian R. Goodman Department of Nursing, Worcester State University, Worcester, Massachusetts. Sybil L. Crawford, PhD, is a professor, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, DNSc, CNS, RN, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean of research and innovation, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Dr. Cornine gratefully acknowledges Dr. Carol Bova for her invaluable feedback and advice and Dr. Rita Amoah for her generous assistance in data analysis. This research was conducted as part of a doctoral program of research at Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Findings are also reported in the final dissertation, which was approved by the dissertation committee and is on file in the university's eScholarship Repository. For more information, contact Dr. Cornine at

Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the transition conditions (facilitators and inhibitors) encountered by licensed practical nurses in registered nurse educational programs (LPN-to-RN students).

Background: LPN-to-RN students are important because they may increase diversity and numbers of RNs. However, no prior study has examined transition experiences of LPN-to-RN students across the United States.

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CE: Defining and Understanding Pilot and Other Feasibility Studies.

Am J Nurs

March 2017

Nancy S. Morris is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, and Deborah A. Rosenbloom is an assistant professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Contact author: Nancy S. Morris, The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

: Nurses are becoming increasingly involved in conducting clinical research in which feasibility studies are often the first steps. Understanding why and how these studies are conducted may encourage clinical nurses to engage with researchers and take advantage of opportunities to participate in advancing nursing science. This article provides an overview of feasibility studies, including pilot studies, and explains the type of preliminary data they seek to provide in order to make larger, future studies more efficient and successful.

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