Current trends in nursing education suggest that future instructional programs probably will include more media and high technology. A pilot study was undertaken to examine the effect of such programs on the development of personality traits of student nurses. Results substantiated informal faculty observations that first-year nursing students made significant growth on a number of variables identified by previous researchers as desirable in student nurses, including conscientiousness, self-assurance, control, leadership, sobriety, and reduced anxiety. Suggestions are offered for further research.
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