ORCID Identifier(s)

0000-0003-0288-2695

Graduation Semester and Year

2019

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Department

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

First Advisor

W. Bradley Davis

Abstract

Graduates of pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, or NCLEX-RN®. First-time pass rates are the primary quality indicator for nursing programs. National pass rates are approximately 90% and schools falling below 85% face funding and accreditation risks. Schools of nursing have adopted stringent admission and progression policies based on predictors of licensure success. However, there is a gap in the current body of evidence associated with predictors of NCLEX-RN® failure. Nursing programs using predictors of success for admission and progression decisions are shutting the door of opportunity on students who could be successful if given the opportunity. The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a model that predicts NCLEX-RN® failure to guide nursing program policy and intervention for at-risk nursing students.

Keywords

NCLEX, Predictors, Failure

Disciplines

Education | Educational Leadership

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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