A systematic review of the effectiveness of remediation interventions to improve NCLEX-RN pass rates

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 485-492

  Pennington, Tracy D ^a   Spurlock Jr , Darrell ^b  

^a Mount Carmel College of Nursing   (United States)

^b MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; NURSING EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH;

EID: 77957343727     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20100630-05     Document Type: Review

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