title: Implementation of mastery learning in nursing education.
abstract: Mastery education has proven to be a useful strategy for improving student learning outcomes. However, few articles have described the use of mastery learning in nursing education programs. This article describes the implementation of mastery education in a nursing program and demonstrates how this approach was used to successfully increase National Council Licensure Examination(®) scores among diverse students.
authors.affiliation: Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. robertsd@wssu.edu
authors.forename: Dionne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sutton Roberts
authors.forename: Racquel R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ingram
authors.forename: Sylvia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Flack
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones Hayes
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009657:North Carolina