Predictors of NCLEX Success

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the need for predictors of a successful licensure in the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The paper discusses indicators such as cumulative GPA, course grades, SAT and entrance examination scores as well as proprietary standardized tests such as the NLN Achievement Test and Mosby Assess Test. The paper also looks at the HESI Exit Examination that has a high positive predictive value.

Outline:
Brief History of NCLEX-RN
Literature Review
In-Depth: HESI Exit Examination
Recommendation

From the Paper:

"The NCLEX-RN originated from a combination of novel applications of statistical models, the need for a more precise indicator of nursing graduates' professional entrance competencies in terms of theory, clinical knowledge and skills and a need for a quality index of nursing education. In 1982, The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) became the new name for the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. [NCSBN], 2005). The major changes included shifting the test reference from one that was norm-base to that of a criterion-based test and using Rasch's one parameter logistic model (NCSBN, 2005). This test model is more suited to examinations that wish to measure a number of competencies which the test candidate must possess rather than merely measure the ability of candidates to answer questions correctly in order to attain a passing score."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Beeson, S.A. & Kissling, G. (2001). Predicting success for baccalaureate graduates on the NCLEX-RN [Abstract]. J Prof Nurs, 17(3), 121-7. Retrieved August 5, 2006, from the PubMed database.
• Crow, C.S., Handley, M., Morrison, R.S. & Shelton M.M. (2004). Requirements and interventions used by BSN programs to promote and predict NCLEX-RN success: a national study [Abstract]. J Prof Nurs, 20(3), 174-86. Retrieved August 5, 2006, from the PubMed database.
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• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). (2005). 2004 Nurse licensee volume and NCLEX examination statistics. NCSBN Research Brief, 20, 1-57. Retrieved August 5, 2006, from http://www.ncsbn.org/pdfs/LES_2004.pdf
• NCSBN. (2004). Test plan for the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses. Retrieved August 5, 2006, from http://www.ncsbn.org/pdfs/RNTestPlan_Apr04.pdf

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