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Educational efforts and innovative teaching strategies promoting the concept of caring are essential both before and after licensure. Redesigning nursing education to meet the demands of the changing health care landscape while incorporating basic principles such as "caring" into the nursing curriculum can be challenging. Using an active learning strategy, the iCare feature provides students with short, affective "how to" examples relevant to specific chapter concepts. These examples illustrate acts of caring and help students engage in the learning process vital for providing high quality nursing care.
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Education, Nursing , Students, Nursing , Curriculum , Delivery of Health Care , HumansABSTRACT
This article describes outcomes from the first year of a hospital orientation program for graduate nurses that was expanded to systematize and enrich preparation of graduate nurses for success on the NCLEX-RN licensure examination. The study protocol provided the Assessment Technologies Institute predictor examination to assess risk for licensure examination failure, review materials, and a meeting with an education specialist to identify and prioritize study needs. Those at highest risk for failure were also provided an in-depth written study plan and ongoing follow-up and support until the licensure examination was taken. The study sample consisted of 90 graduate nurses who were hired from May through August of 2005 at the University of Kansas Hospital. The pass rate for participants was 86.7% on the first attempt in year 1 of the program. At-risk graduates who reported that the predictor results impacted their study habits and followed the study recommendations were more likely to pass the licensure examination. Graduate nurses reported a high level of satisfaction with the support provided. Specific challenges faced by hospital nurse administrators in recruitment and retention and return on investment over a 3-year improvement plan are described.
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Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Educational Measurement , Inservice Training/organization & administration , Licensure, Nursing , Nursing Staff, Hospital/education , Adaptation, Psychological , Adult , Attitude of Health Personnel , Female , Habits , Health Services Needs and Demand , Hospitals, University , Humans , Kansas , Male , Middle Aged , Nursing Education Research , Nursing Methodology Research , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Program Evaluation , Qualitative Research , Risk Assessment , Social Support , Teaching MaterialsABSTRACT
Every three years the National Council of State Boards of Nursing conducts a practice analysis to verify the activities that are tested on the licensure exam (NCLEX-RN). Faculty can benefit from information in the practice analysis to ensure that courses and experiences adequately prepare graduates for the NCLEX-RN. This summary of the practice analysis challenges common assumptions and provides recommendations for faculty.
