title: The effectiveness of an intervention to promote successful performance on NCLEX-RN for baccalaureate students at risk for failure.
abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention designed to enhance the performance of high-risk baccalaureate students on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Thirty senior nursing students met risk criteria drawn from the NCLEX-RN prediction literature: a nursing grade point average (GPA) of 2.40 or below, a ranking on the Mosby Assesstest at or below the 20th percentile, and/or a diagnosed learning disability. Fourteen students in this nonrandomized, posttest-only study received the intervention. Sixteen students served as a control group. The groups were equivalent on 12 academic variables prior to treatment. Concepts of test-wiseness and test-coaching served as the basis for the intervention. The NCLEX-RN passing rate for the group participating in the intervention was 92.9% compared to 50% for the control group. The findings of this study provide preliminary evidence that a long-term intervention can assist high-risk students in passing the NCLEX-RN.
authors.affiliation: Boston College School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Neil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015397:Program Evaluation