Kearney R T
Department of Nursing, State University of New York, College at New Paltz.
J Nurs Educ. 1991 Sep;30(7):297-302. doi: 10.3928/0148-4834-19910901-05.
This ex post facto study was designed to investigate the use of validation testing of prior nursing knowledge by registered nurse (RN) students for possible correlates usable in baccalaureate nursing education. Record reviews were used with a convenience sample of 182 registered nurses enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program. Criteria for selection of records included documentation of performance on a standardized validation exam and achievement in two required junior-level clinical courses. The four null hypotheses were rejected with the validation exam as the dependent measure. Significant positive relationships were found with mean scoring on the validation measure and achievement in prerequisite and required upper-division course work. Findings also indicated significantly higher scores on the validation exam after a longer time since graduation from the basic nursing program. Implications of practice experience and academic achievement in the basic nursing program need to be considered in the case of RN students who wish to pursue a baccalaureate in nursing.
这项事后研究旨在调查注册护士学生对先前护理知识进行验证测试的用途，以寻找可能与护理学学士学位教育相关的因素。研究采用记录回顾的方式，以182名参加护理学学士学位课程的注册护士为便利样本。记录选择标准包括标准化验证考试的成绩记录以及两门必修的初级临床课程的成绩。以验证考试作为因变量，四个原假设被拒绝。研究发现，验证测试的平均得分与先修课程及必修的高年级课程成绩之间存在显著正相关。研究结果还表明，自基础护理课程毕业时间越长，验证考试成绩越高。对于希望攻读护理学学士学位的注册护士学生而言，需要考虑基础护理课程中的实践经验和学业成绩的影响。
