title: Nurse entrance test scores: a predictor of success.
abstract: A program evaluation was conducted to determine if requiring higher scores on critical thinking components of the Nurse Entrance Test would have a positive effect on the percentage of students that could be retained in a diploma nursing program. The program evaluation revealed that using the Nurse Entrance Test as a tool for admissions screening, specifically portions of the examination that predict critical thinking, was effective in helping to predict success through level I nursing courses.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, USA. sherri.ellis@brgeneral.org
authors.forename: Sherri Orso
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011932:Reading; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013850:Thinking