title: Contemplative Practices, Self-efficacy, and NCLEX-RN Success.
abstract: Despite program completion, not all graduates are successful on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Contemplative practices such as meditation and guided imagery were added to an NCLEX-RN preparatory course. The difference between self-efficacy scores at the beginning and end of the course was statistically significant. Students reported that the contemplative activities were beneficial, and they would use these activities again in the future.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Beaver College of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fiske
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult