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Database trial impact on graduate nursing comprehensive exams
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|October 30, 2015
Summary
Database use did not impact graduate nursing exam pass rates. However, the study revealed insights into student citation accuracy and resource selection, prompting curriculum review for plagiarism and citation education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Information Science
Background:
- Graduate nursing programs rely on comprehensive examinations to assess student competency.
- The integration of digital databases into academic research presents potential influences on examination outcomes.
- Understanding the impact of database access on student performance is crucial for curriculum development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate whether the use of databases during a trial period affected the outcomes of graduate nursing comprehensive examinations.
- To analyze citation accuracy and the types of resources utilized by students in their examinations.
Main Methods:
- Citation analysis was employed to compare examination papers from a database trial period with those from a non-trial period.
- Examination pass/fail rates were statistically analyzed between the two groups.
Main Results:
- No statistically significant difference was found in the pass/fail rates of graduate nursing comprehensive examinations between students who used databases during the trial and those who did not.
- Significant findings emerged regarding citation accuracy and the patterns of resource utilization by students.
Conclusions:
- Database access, in this context, did not directly influence examination pass/fail rates.
- The study highlighted opportunities to enhance nursing education by refining instruction on citation practices and plagiarism awareness based on observed student research habits.
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