Use of Aptitude to Understand Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student Attrition and Readiness for the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Newton, Sarah E ^a   Moore, Gary ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aptitude; NCLEX RN, Undergraduate nursing; Student attrition

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REMEDIAL TEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 69949156500     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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