title: The relationship of academic variables as predictors of success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) in a selected associate degree program.
abstract: Identifying valid variables to predict success of nursing students on the NCLEX-RN has captivated the interest of nursing educators for decades. The determination of such variables would enable nursing programs to devise pertinent admission criteria, identify and intervene with students at risk of failing, and provide needed advisement and academic supports to increase the likelihood of passing the NCLEX-RN. This study examined six academic and non-academic variables. Study variables included: pre-admission GPA, failing a clinical nursing course, two NLN test scores, age, and race. These variables have been explored in numerous past studies to predict success on the NCLEX-RN. However, the majority of studies have examined these variables in baccalaureate of science nursing (BSN) student populations. Few studies on associate degree nursing (ADN) student populations were found. The purpose of this study was to examine six academic and non-academic variables, explored in previous studies that mostly looked at BSN students, to determine if these same variables could predict success or failure on the NCLEX-RN for students of an ADN program. Data were obtained from a convenience sample of thirty-eight, May 1997 nursing student graduates from a public urban university's ADN program. Findings from the study indicated that four of the variables had significant relationships with NCLEX-RN success.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA.
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Briscoe
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Anema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D044469:Racial Groups; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013714:Tennessee