Linking Admission Criteria to Passage of NCLEX-RN®
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Authors
Susan Michele, Blankenship
Issue Date
2012-05-15
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
NCLEX-RN , GPA , Nurse Entrance Test , NET , National Council Licensure Examination , Nursing programs , nursing shortages , Southeastern United States , Traditional Track , Accelerated Track , Standardized Test
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Abstract
Nursing programs are facing a crisis. In the environment of budget cuts, faculty
shortages, and one of the largest nursing shortages in history, nursing programs are
charged with the responsibility of training the next generation of registered nurses. These future nurses are facing uncertain times as well. The population of the United States is growing older and becoming more debilitated by disease. Nurses are growing older, retiring, or deciding to leave the profession for various reasons.
The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the relationship between the
admission criteria and the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN®)
results of graduates from one regional university nursing program in the Southeastern
United States. Data collection consisted of records from 347 students who graduated
between summer semester 2006 and summer semester 20 1 0. The graduates were from one of two tracks offered by this nursing program: the traditional (18 academic month course) and the accelerated track ( 1 4 academic month course).
This study found a significant relationship between English, math, admission test [Nurse Entrance Test (NET®)], and previous baccalaureate degree/preadmission Grade Point Average (GPA) in the form of model testing. Within each model, significant indicators were identified. These significant predictors included: (a) NET® reading within the English model; (b) NET® math and statistics course grades in the Math model; (c) NET® composite score for the Test model; and (d) previous baccalaureate degree concerning the Previous degree/Pre-admission GP A model. While the Science model was not significant, anatomy and physiology was a significant predictor. There was no difference found between the traditional track and the accelerated track in the results on the NCLEX-RN®.
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Valdosta State University
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