An Examination of Selected Noncognitive Variables and NCLEX-RN Success of Baccalaureate Nursing Students

Defense Date

3-23-2007

Graduation Date

Spring 1-1-2007

Availability

Campus Only

Submission Type

dissertation

Degree Name

PhD

Department

Nursing

School

School of Nursing

Committee Chair

Gladys L. Husted

Committee Member

Carl Ross

Committee Member

Kathleen Gaberson

Keywords

GPA, NCLEX-RN, private colleges

Abstract

Every year thousands of graduates of nursing programs fail the NCLEX-RN examination. Nurse educators continue to seek methods to identify those students who may be unsuccessful in hopes of identifying strategies to aid students to pass the exam. This quantitative study used a framework based on a model of personal responsibility to identify relationships between noncognitive variables and personal responsibility. Ninety-eight participants from three small private colleges in two states located in the Eastern United States were recruited with a final sample of 93. Several noncognitive variables were examined. Age, gender, race, living situation, hours worked per week, participation in campus organizations and activities, type of student, and self-reported GPA were reported by participants on a demographic questionnaire. Personal responsibility was measured with a tool developed for use with college students. Self-reported NCLEX-RN results were collected from participants via e-mail and telephone. No significant relationships were found between the demographic variables, levels of personal responsibility, and NCLEX-RN performance. Weak correlations were identified between some specific items on the tool measuring personal responsibility and self-reported GPA.

Format

PDF

Language

English

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