title: Using an admissions exam to predict student success in an ADN program.
abstract: Nursing faculty strive to admit students who are likely to successfully complete the nursing curriculum and pass NCLEX-RN. The high cost of academic preparation and the nursing shortage make this selection process even more critical. The authors discuss how one community college nursing program examined academic achievement measures to determine how well they predicted student success. Results provided faculty with useful data to improve the success and retention of nursing.
authors.affiliation: William Rainey Harper College, Pallatine, Illinois, USA. pgallagh@harper.cc.il.us
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bomba
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Crane
mesh_terms: D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000592:standards*; D004522:Educational Status; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013332:Student Dropouts; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology