Gibbons Caroline, Shamputa Isdore Chola, Le Michelle, McCloskey Rose
School of Nursing, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
Department of Nursing & Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB E2L 4L5, Canada.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Feb 18;11(4):613. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11040613.
Nursing educators need strategies for preparing students to be successful in the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Understanding the educational practices used is an important step in informing curricular decisions and helping regulatory agencies evaluate nursing programs' efforts to prepare students for practice. This study described strategies used in Canadian nursing programs to prepare students for the NCLEX-RN. A cross-sectional descriptive national survey was completed by the program's director, chair, dean, or another faculty member involved in the program's NCLEX-RN preparatory strategies using the LimeSurvey platform. Most participating programs (n = 24; 85.7%) use one to three strategies to prepare students for the NCLEX-RN. Strategies include the requirement to purchase a commercial product, the administration of computer-based exams, NCLEX-RN preparation courses or workshops, and time dedicated to NCLEX-RN preparation in one or more courses. There is variation among Canadian nursing programs in how students are prepared for the NCLEX-RN. Some programs invest considerable effort in preparation activities, while others have limited ones.
护理教育工作者需要制定策略，帮助学生在国家理事会执照考试（NCLEX-RN）中取得成功。了解所采用的教育实践是为课程决策提供信息以及帮助监管机构评估护理项目为学生实践做准备工作的重要一步。本研究描述了加拿大护理项目中用于帮助学生备考NCLEX-RN的策略。该项目的主任、主席、院长或参与该项目NCLEX-RN备考策略的其他教员使用LimeSurvey平台完成了一项全国性横断面描述性调查。大多数参与项目（n = 24；85.7%）使用一至三种策略帮助学生备考NCLEX-RN。这些策略包括要求购买商业产品、进行计算机化考试、开设NCLEX-RN备考课程或研习班，以及在一门或多门课程中安排专门用于NCLEX-RN备考的时间。加拿大各护理项目在帮助学生备考NCLEX-RN的方式上存在差异。一些项目在备考活动上投入了大量精力，而另一些项目则投入有限。
