Overview of student retention -- Student profile characteristics -- Cultural values and beliefs, self-efficacy, and motivation : important considerations -- Academic factors -- Environmental factors -- Professional integration and socialization -- Academic and psychological outcomes -- The outside climate : forecast, impact, and action -- Dropout, stopout, or go on? -- Faculty advisement and helpfulness : a culturally congruent approach -- Expanding the web of inclusion through professional events and memberships -- Promoting positive and productive peer partnerships -- Enrichment program design, implementation, and evaluation -- The nursing student resource center/nursing neighborhood : a place for linking strategies together -- Future directions : a vision for tomorrow.
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