Michigan State University Extension
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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED341725 AUTHOR: Allen, David F.; Gober, Susan L.
TITLE: Report on the July 1991 National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1991
NOTE: 14 p.
ABSTRACT: Factors associated with an unusually high rate of
failure on the July 1991 National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) were analyzed
for nursing students at Angelo State University in San
Angelo (Texas). Of the 111 nursing degree recipients who
took the examination for the first time in July 1991, 18
(16.2%) failed. These 18 candidates were compared with 18
who were randomly selected from among those who passed. The
results show that those who performed above average in the
biological sciences tended to pass the NCLEX-RN on their
first attempt. In addition, performance on the Mosby Assess
Test (MAT) (a NCLEX-RN practice examination) had a
statistically significant direct effect on NCLEX-RN
performance. Based on a prediction model, the MAT alone was
able to classify students accurately as passing or failing
the NCLEX-RN 83.3% of the time. Key background variables
(i.e., race, age, American College Testing Program score,
and admission status) were able to accurately predict
success or failure on the NCLEX-RN 86.1% of the time.
Predictive formulas are described and offered as ways to
use the assessment findings from this report. Students who
are better prepared academically on admission and who
continue to perform above average tend to pass the NCLEX-RN
whether or not they take the nursing review course, have
different instructors or laboratory times, or are male or
female. Implications for improvement of nursing education
are discussed. Four tables and two figures present study
data. (Author/SLD)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: College-Students; Comparative-Analysis;
Higher-Education; Instructional-Improvement; Low
Achievement; Nursing-Education; Outcomes-of-Education; Sex
Differences; Student-Characteristics; Success-; Testing
Programs
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Failure-; *Licensing-Examinations
Professions; *National-Programs; *Nurses-; *Predictor
Variables; *Test-Results
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