Bolin S E, Hogle E L
J Nurs Educ. 1984 Jan;23(9):15-20. doi: 10.3928/0148-4834-19840101-05.
This expost facto correlational study sought to determine which measures of academic success in one class of BSN graduates predicted their competence as employees one year after graduation, as judged by their employers. The relationship between pre-entrance test scores, clinical experience grades, GPA, State Board Test Pool examination scores, and employer competency ratings were also determined. In keeping with the literature in fields other than nursing, the findings suggest that there may be little relationship between academic performance in a nursing program and subsequent job performance as a nurse, even though verbal ability may be predictive of success in school. While significant positive correlations were found between pre-entrance test data and final grade point averages, as well as pre-entrance test scores and State Board Test Pool examination scores, there was little evidence that pre-entrance test scores were predictive of nursing abilities. Isolated correlations were found between the clinical components of some nursing courses and specific nursing abilities. Using multiple regression analysis, no clinical course grade was found to be a significant predictor of the mean employer competency rating. Significant predictors were found for only four of the individual nursing abilities, with the clinical component of Leadership in Nursing being the most frequent and best predictor.
这项事后相关性研究旨在确定，在一类护理学学士（BSN）毕业生中，哪些学术成就指标能够预测他们毕业后一年作为员工的能力，这一能力由其雇主进行评判。同时还确定了入学前测试成绩、临床经验成绩、平均绩点（GPA）、州立委员会考试题库考试成绩与雇主能力评级之间的关系。与护理学以外其他领域的文献一致，研究结果表明，护理专业的学业成绩与随后作为护士的工作表现之间可能几乎没有关系，尽管语言能力可能预示着在学校取得成功。虽然入学前测试数据与最终平均绩点之间，以及入学前测试成绩与州立委员会考试题库考试成绩之间存在显著的正相关，但几乎没有证据表明入学前测试成绩能够预测护理能力。在一些护理课程的临床部分与特定护理能力之间发现了单独的相关性。使用多元回归分析发现，没有一门临床课程成绩是雇主平均能力评级的显著预测指标。仅在四项个人护理能力中发现了显著的预测指标，其中护理领导力的临床部分是最常见且最佳的预测指标。
