title: Faculty Experiences Developing and Implementing Policies for Exit Exam Testing.
abstract: Nursing schools use standardized exit examinations to determine student readiness for the NCLEX-RN. Yet little is known about how nursing programs develop policies for using the examinations, set benchmarks scores, and implement remediation strategies with their students. In a phenomenological study, faculty identified a testing policy process that fell into the major themes of triggers for change, policy modification, and reactions to change.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Director of Education (Dr Stonecypher), Parkinson Disease Research Education and Clinical Center; and Professors (Drs Young and Langford) and Associate Professor (Dr Symes), Texas Woman's University, Houston; and Clinical Professor (Dr Willson), Texas State University, St David's School of Nursing, Round Rock.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stonecypher
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Rae
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langford
authors.forename: Lene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Symes
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Willson
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019985:Benchmarking; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011050:Policy Making; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology