Other Titles
Nursing education and NCLEX
Abstract
Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:
Purpose: Implementing a standardized testing program: preparing students for the NCLEX-RN. The undergraduate nursing faculty of a large Midwestern university initiated a program of standardized computerized testing for two purposes: to provide students experience with standardized computerized testing prior to taking the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and to increase the students' NCLEX-RNassing rate.
Methods: This article chronicles the process of implementing a comprehensive testing program developed by the Assessment Technologies Institute.
Results: Although the first class of students to have taken the entire testing package has just graduated, midprogram results have demonstrated potential as key indicators for identifying at-risk students. The trends in scores on standardized computerized tests, grades in prerequisite science courses, and grades in medical-surgical courses are used to identify students who are at risk for failure in the program and on the NCLEX-RN.
Conclusion: Faculty advisors meet with these students to develop individual plans of study and to provide additional resources. The testing process is going on smoothly, and faculty members are learning to use the extensive information on students' test scores to further assist them in passing the NCLEX-RN.
Sigma Membership
Lambda Pi at-Large
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
On-line Quizzes, Exit Exam, NCLEX Preparation
Recommended Citation
Orazietti, Brenda and Singh, Mina D., "Student preparation for NCLEX" (2016). INRC (Congress). 270.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2015/presentations_2015/270
Conference Name
26th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Conference Year
2015
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Student preparation for NCLEX
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015:
Purpose: Implementing a standardized testing program: preparing students for the NCLEX-RN. The undergraduate nursing faculty of a large Midwestern university initiated a program of standardized computerized testing for two purposes: to provide students experience with standardized computerized testing prior to taking the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and to increase the students' NCLEX-RNassing rate.
Methods: This article chronicles the process of implementing a comprehensive testing program developed by the Assessment Technologies Institute.
Results: Although the first class of students to have taken the entire testing package has just graduated, midprogram results have demonstrated potential as key indicators for identifying at-risk students. The trends in scores on standardized computerized tests, grades in prerequisite science courses, and grades in medical-surgical courses are used to identify students who are at risk for failure in the program and on the NCLEX-RN.
Conclusion: Faculty advisors meet with these students to develop individual plans of study and to provide additional resources. The testing process is going on smoothly, and faculty members are learning to use the extensive information on students' test scores to further assist them in passing the NCLEX-RN.