title: Accelerated second-degree nursing students: predictors of graduation and NCLEX-RN first-time pass rates.
abstract: It is important to understand and identify factors that affect students' academic performance before entry into a nursing program and as they progress through the program. The authors discuss a study, and its outcomes, that assessed accelerated second-degree nursing students' prenursing and core nursing grades that served to predict their success at completing the nursing program and passing NCLEX-RN on first attempt. Strategies were identified to help at-risk students to be successful in the program and with first-time passage of NCLEX-RN.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48903, USA. penprase@oakland.edu
authors.forename: Barbara B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Penprase
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D013332:Student Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors