[Evaluation of the entrance examination for baccalaureate nursing program]

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among the variables of the entrance examination for baccalaureate nursing program, records from senior high school, and records of the courses during nursing program. The variables of the entrance examination were the scores obtained by subjects on their entrance examination which included Japanese, English, Chemistry, short essay examination, and interview. Senior high school records included grade-point-average, Japanese, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Health Science, Arts, English and Home Economics. The variables of records during nursing program were achievement scores of the essential courses which taken by all subjects. The data were attained from records of 551 baccalaureate program graduates (graduates from 1982 to 1991, 61 students with recommendation entrance included) from one of the urban colleges of nursing in Japan. Peason product moment correlations and stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to identify the relationship between variables. As results, there were no relationship between entrance examination records and senior high school records except English (r = .47, p < .001). There was moderate relationship between entrance examination English and English during nursing program. Between senior high school record and nursing program records, there was a weak relationship between English & Foreign languages, Health Sciences & Physical Exercise, Science & Natural Science. Among those courses during nursing education, there was a tendency for English scores correlated significantly high with another courses than any other subjects. These findings indicate that educators could identify students early in their college education who would have difficulty in nursing courses and assist them in their learning.