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  • Nursing Education
  • Educational Assessment
  • Higher Education

Background:

  • Standardized testing in pre-licensure nursing programs has yielded mixed results regarding effective practices.
  • The impact of specific testing policies, such as cut scores and remediation oversight, on student outcomes requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe standardized testing practices in nursing programs within a specific state.
  • To determine if implementing a cut score or faculty oversight of remediation affects first-time NCLEX pass rates and on-time graduation.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was distributed to administrators of 38 nursing programs in a Southwest state, with a 89% response rate.
  • Survey data were compared with program-specific NCLEX pass rates and on-time graduation data.
  • T-tests were used to analyze differences associated with cut scores and remediation oversight.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found in NCLEX pass rates or on-time graduation rates based on the establishment of a cut score.
  • Programs without a cut score demonstrated significantly higher combined outcomes (NCLEX pass rate and on-time graduation) (P=.02).
  • Faculty oversight of remediation did not show any significant association with program outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The findings do not support the establishment of a cut score when implementing standardized testing in pre-licensure nursing programs.
  • Alternative approaches to standardized testing policies may be necessary to optimize nursing program outcomes.