title: Predictor variables for NCLEX-RN readiness exam performance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the relationship among NLCLEX-RN readiness exam scores and influencing variables.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  First-time NCLEX-RN pass rates are a visible measure of program quality.Therefore, schools have adopted aggressive prediction and remediation measures to improve NCLEX-RN pass rate success and therefore the number of licensed and practicing nurses.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive correlational study used regression analysis to investigate multivariate relationship between NCLEX-RN readiness exam scores and predictors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study's findings suggest that while the input variables measured by grades in prerequisites initially appear predictive, only the presence of transfer credits, a potential marker for age and motivation, remains significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most transfer students are nontraditional adult learners.Therefore, it can be theorized that student personal system has a significant impact on the outcome. The first nursing course, adult health nursing plus maternal-child health nursing, appears foundational for the NCLEX readiness exam.
authors.affiliation: Nyack College School of Nursing, Nyack, New York, USA. elizabeth.simon@nyack.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Shawn P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: McGinniss
authors.forename: Beatrice J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002170:Canada; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016014:Linear Models; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*