Evaluation of a Capstone Course Revision for NCLEX-RN Preparation in an Accelerated Baccalaureate of Nursing Program

Evaluation of a Capstone Course Revision for NCLEX-RN Preparation in an Accelerated Baccalaureate of Nursing Program PDF Author: Chikaodili Umeweni
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Category : Educational evaluation
Languages : en
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Book Description
Many nursing programs utilize standardized predictor exams to maintain high first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates for their students. Since these standardized exams are highly predictive of first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates, preparing students to take these exams during their final term of nursing school has become of utmost import. The purpose of this study was to evaluate student outcomes following restructure of a capstone course designed to prepare accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing students for the NCLEX-RN exam utilizing the Knowledge, Anxiety and Test-taking Strategy (KATTS) framework. Capstone course outcome, NCLEX-RN pass rates, time to licensure and course evaluations were compared for two cohorts before (2014 cohort; N= 117) and after (2016 cohort; N=152) the course redesign; t-tests and chi-squared tests were conducted for significant differences between the two cohorts and qualitative analysis was performed on comments from anonymous end-of-course surveys. Results show increased capstone course pass rates (97.4% vs 83.8%; p