Today 's university students are working far more hours than students of previous generations. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2011, seventy-two percent of American undergraduates worked while pursuing higher education (Davis, 2012). Other studies support this statistic by also reporting that over eighty percent of undergraduates in the workforce (King, 2006, as cited in Tessema, Astani, and Ready, 2014). Reasons for this increase of student’s work hours include the rising cost of education and educational expenses that students must pay, to relieve the financial burden that the family incurs, for networking and socializing, learning skills in the field (Hall, 2010, Callender, 2008, Curtis, 2007, and Wang et al. 2010, as
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The researchers focused on examining the time DSN students spent working and studying and how these variables interact with GPA. GPA may influence the funding support schools can receive. Many nursing schools including the Denver School of Nursing are accredited by the Accreditation Committee for Education in Nursing (ACEN). One factor that influences accreditation are the institution’s scores on the NCLEX-RN exam, the board exam necessary to become a licensed registered nurse (RN). It is important for most nursing students to attend accredited schools in order to have an easier time finding jobs and getting into masters and doctoral nursing programs. Therefore assessing how work and study time affect GPA will help students analyze the importance of time management between work and …show more content…
Tessemma et al. (2014) collected data regarding student work, student satisfaction, and GPA from a mid-sized public university in the Midwest over the course of 2001-2009. These researchers hypothesized that the number of hours a student works impacts student satisfaction which influences student GPA. Overall, they found that work hours were negatively correlated to student satisfaction and cumulative GPA. Among students who were employed, the researchers found that students who worked 1-10 hours had the highest amount of satisfaction and students who worked more than 31 hours had the least amount of satisfaction. Students who worked 1-10 hours per week also had the highest GPA at 3.39. Students who did not work had an average GPA of 3.34. Students who worked more than 31 hours a week also had the lowest GPA average at 3.24 (Tessema et al.,
The researchers focused on examining the time DSN students spent working and studying and how these variables interact with GPA. GPA may influence the funding support schools can receive. Many nursing schools including the Denver School of Nursing are accredited by the Accreditation Committee for Education in Nursing (ACEN). One factor that influences accreditation are the institution’s scores on the NCLEX-RN exam, the board exam necessary to become a licensed registered nurse (RN). It is important for most nursing students to attend accredited schools in order to have an easier time finding jobs and getting into masters and doctoral nursing programs. Therefore assessing how work and study time affect GPA will help students analyze the importance of time management between work and …show more content…
Tessemma et al. (2014) collected data regarding student work, student satisfaction, and GPA from a mid-sized public university in the Midwest over the course of 2001-2009. These researchers hypothesized that the number of hours a student works impacts student satisfaction which influences student GPA. Overall, they found that work hours were negatively correlated to student satisfaction and cumulative GPA. Among students who were employed, the researchers found that students who worked 1-10 hours had the highest amount of satisfaction and students who worked more than 31 hours had the least amount of satisfaction. Students who worked 1-10 hours per week also had the highest GPA at 3.39. Students who did not work had an average GPA of 3.34. Students who worked more than 31 hours a week also had the lowest GPA average at 3.24 (Tessema et al.,