title: Predictors of success on NCLEX-RN and within the nursing curriculum: implications for early intervention.
abstract: A retrospective prediction study was conducted to identify predictors of success on the NCLEX-RN and within the nursing curriculum. Records of 192 graduates of an upper-division, single-purpose baccalaureate nursing program were examined using multiple regression techniques. NCLEX-RN success could be predicted by GPA at end of Level 1 in nursing program, ACT composite and social science subscale scores, Anatomy and Physiology I grade, and percent correct on Mosby Assesstest. These findings have implication for entering a nursing student into an early intervention program designed to enhance success within the nursing program and on the NCLEX-RN.
authors.affiliation: Mennonite College of Nursing, Bloomington, Illinois 61701.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fowles
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies