Enhancing the success of NCLEX-RN retesters

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Workforce Development
• Professional Licensure

Background:

• A significant nursing shortage impacts the healthcare industry.
• Uncertain nursing school enrollment trends exacerbate workforce challenges.
• Graduate nurses failing the registered nurse licensure examination contribute to workforce loss and personal crises.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a clinically based remedial program model.
• To increase the success rate of graduate nurses retaking the licensure examination.
• To address the mutual concerns of a hospital and nursing school regarding licensure pass rates.

Main Methods:

• Collaboration between a tertiary care hospital and an affiliated university school of nursing.
• Development of a remedial program focused on clinical application.
• Analysis of developmental aspects and advantages of the proposed model.

Main Results:

• A model for a clinically based remedial program was developed.
• The program aims to improve licensure examination pass rates for graduate nurses.
• The collaboration fostered a supportive environment for nurse licensure candidates.

Conclusions:

• The developed remedial program model offers a solution to improve registered nurse licensure examination outcomes.
• Addressing licensure failure is crucial for mitigating the nursing shortage and supporting healthcare institutions.
• Careful consideration of implementation factors is necessary for program success.