title: A concept analysis of "high stakes testing".
abstract: The nursing community is troubled by the growing use of standardized exit examinations as a graduation requirement. After years of preparation, a single test score could prevent a student from graduating or taking a licensing examination. The tremendous importance placed on exit examinations qualifies them as "high-stakes testing," a concept not well studied in nursing education. This concept analysis provides a greater understanding of the term to help operationalize its use in the nursing discipline.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003210:Concept Formation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult