Use of focus groups to elicit student perception of NCLEX-RN preparation.
Focus groups are an appropriate data collection method when one wants to listen to and gather information from a homogenous group of participants. Faculty members from a baccalaureate program used this technique to learn more about their students' perceptions of NCLEX-RN preparation practices. Themes were identified that could lead to more controlled study and ways to effectively remediate those at risk for failure.
Pabst
Mary K
MK
Deicke Center for Nursing Education, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. pabstm@elmhurst.edu
Strom
Jan
J
Reiss
Penny J
PJ
D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing