A Theoretical Model of Interpersonal Trust Relationships and Student Success in Baccalaureate Nursing Education - Abstract
Student-faculty trust and related concept characteristics have been shown to
be factors associated with successful student learning. The purpose of the proposed
model is to present a conceptual framework supporting the complex relationships
between students’ trust in faculty, the students’ mood states, and students’ educational
performance and outcomes.
Enhanced understanding and assessment of factors contributing to student success
are needed by nurse educators to decrease student attrition and increase graduation
rates for students participating in nursing education programs. Improved understanding
of factors related to the successful education of nursing students would serve to relieve
the existing and upcoming shortage of registered nurses.