title: NCLEX-RN strategies for success: a private university's experience.
abstract: Our university is committed to teaching excellence and effective student learning. To demonstrate this effectiveness, our school of nursing conducted a pilot study to assess the status of student learning through documented success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Recognizing that recommendations on NCLEX-RN test plan development and revisions are based on results of the triennial RN job analysis study, it became apparent to faculty for the need to identify and enhance nursing skills a student should be able to perform at the entry level of a newly licensed registered nurse. Predictive variables were identified and correlated with outcomes on the NCLEX-RN. Recommendations for research, education, and practice were developed and implemented leading to 1999 quarterly increases of 5-10% in NCLEX-RN scores.
authors.affiliation: Barry University School of Nursing, Miami Shores, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Washington
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perkel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods