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Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing. A new look for the NCLEX-RN examination?

A K Bersky1, J Krawczak, T D Kumar

  • 1Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing Project, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA. abersky@ncsbn.org

Nurse Educator
|March 20, 1998
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Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing (CST) is being developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. This innovative approach aims to assess clinical decision-making skills for registered nurse licensure.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Simulation
  • Professional Licensure Assessment

Background:

  • The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is exploring Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing (CST).
  • CST is being researched as a potential addition to the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
  • Current assessment methods may not fully capture clinical decision-making in client care management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and describe the development of Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing (CST).
  • To outline the methodology for case and scoring key development within CST.
  • To present the planned pilot study for CST in Spring 1998.

Main Methods:

  • Description of the Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing (CST) framework.

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  • Detailed explanation of the processes for creating realistic client care scenarios.
  • Explanation of the methods used for developing objective scoring keys for simulation performance.

    • Main Results:

    • The abstract does not contain specific results from the pilot study, as it was scheduled for Spring 1998.
    • The focus is on the design and development phases of the CST.
    • The groundwork for evaluating clinical decision-making through simulation is established.

    Conclusions:

    • Computerized Clinical Simulation Testing (CST) represents a novel approach to evaluating nursing competency.
    • The development process emphasizes rigorous case and scoring key creation.
    • The upcoming pilot study is crucial for validating CST as a component of the NCLEX-RN examination.