Abstract

Knowledge acquisition in nursing education is commonly assessed with tests, also called exams, or examinations. Because of their impact on course grades and academic success, tests are a substantial source of anxiety and stress for nursing students and the central unifying theme of this three-manuscript dissertation. There are two high-stakes tests that are particularly important in nursing education: the exit exam and the licensure exam. The exit exam identifies deficiencies in nursing knowledge and clinical judgment and quantifies students' probability of passing the licensure exam, which is the final test of competency for nursing practice. The first manuscript resulted from a retrospective study of two commercially available exit exams that were found to be equally accurate, strong predictors of licensure exam success, but inaccurate predictors of failure. The second manuscript is an integrative review of 33 publications about interventions for the test-related anxiety of prelicensure nursing students.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10784458; ProQuest document ID: 2070503067. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lisa D. Brodersen, PhD, EdD, MA, BSN, CNE

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Student Stress, Test Stress, Testing Anxiety

Advisor

Rebecca A. Lorenz

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Saint Louis University

Degree Year

2018

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-09-13

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