Summary of Studies; full reference citation can be seen in article references Source Study Design Independent Dependent Sample Results Beeman and Butler, 2001 Descriptive correlational Discriminant analysis SAT, biology, physiology, pathophysiology Soph GPA & nursing course grades NCLEX pass 538 BSN students, Convenience, random assignment Biology I and II and physiology did not predict NCLEX success while Pathophysiology did Carty et al., 2007 Descriptive quantitative, correlational Admission GPA, previous healthcare experience, and others Graduation GPA 34 Saudi Arabian accelerated BSN, convenience Admission GPA significant predictor of completion Crow et al, 2004 Descriptive correlational College GPA, ACT, high school GPA, ACT/SAT, unspecified standardized entrance exam & others NCLEX pass 160 BSN program deans in 38 states & DC Standardized entrance exam & SAT significantly related to NCLEX pass rates, however higher SAT scores associated with lower pass rates so not good predictor Ehrenfeld & Tabak, 2000 Mixed method Admission interviews Attrition rate Israli applicants to 1 university program Interviews reduce attrition that stems from personal reasons 2006 Descriptive, correlational NET exam & others Retention at end of Level 1 nursing courses 137 BSN program students in 1 program NET critical thinking portions helped predict academic success Gallagher, et al., 2001 Descriptive correlational, prospective NET & RNEE exams Initial and final nursing grades and success on NCLEX 121 ADN students in 1 program RNEE reading comprehension score predicted success in NUR 101, not of NCLEX success. However NUR 101 predictive of NCLEX success Haas, et al., 2004 Descriptive correlational, retrospective Admission college GPA, nursing cumulative GPA & others NCLEX pass or fail 368 BSN students in 1 program Admission GPA not useful predictor of NCLEX success or failure. Verbal SAT score was statistically significant predictor Higgens, 2005 method Prerequisite course grades (sciences, math, psychology, english), unspecified preadmission test & others Attrition rates, NCLEX pass rates 213 students in 1 ADN program A & P grades significantly correlated with graduation and NCLEX pass. Microbiology grades correleated with graduation only. Science portion of preadmission test correlated with NCLEX passing
Horton, 2006 Retrospective correlational study Admission college GPA, Science grades, nursing course grades and other Graduation & NCLEX pass 351 students in 1 BSN program Admission GPA significant but weak predictor of graduation & NCLEX pass. Science grades not significant Jeffreys, 2006 Retrospective correlational Prerequsite GPA (Anatomy& physiology, english, ethics, psychology) & nursing grades Graduation and NCLEX pass 112 students in 1 ADN program Prerequisite GPA did not significantly influence graduation or licensure McNelis et al., 2010 Descriptive Admission interviews Student/staff satisfaction 165 students and 45 interviews in 1 BSN program Students and staff reacted positively to implementation. No other measures of success McLauglin, et al., 2007 Longitudinal correlational Personality traits per questionnaire Attrition, Final academic performance 350 nursing students in one university in Ireland Self-efficacy, predicted academic performance. Extraversion negatively correlated with performance. Higher score on psychoticism scale associated with attrition Newton, et al., 2007 Exploratory Descriptive 7 Nursing prerequisite courses (science, english, psychology), TEAS test Overall first semester nursing GPA 164 students in 1 BSN program TEAS and nursing prerequsite GPA significant predictors of first semester achievement Newton, et al., 2009 Exploratory Descriptive 7 Nursing prerequisite courses (science, english, psychology), TEAS Attrition late in program and score on exit exam ATI Predictor 107 students in 1 BSN program Prerequisite GPA predictive of exit exam score however, TEAS preadmission scores was not predictive of exit score Potolsky et al., 2003 Descriptive correlational Prerequisite grades in chemistry, microbiology and anatomy & physiology First semester performance in pathology, and/or pharmacology 37 students in 1 BSN program Prerequisite science grades are predictive of early academic performance Phillips, et al., 2002 Longitudinal correlational Anatomy/physiology and microbiology, overall college GPA, english GPA, number of repeat biology courses and many others Program completion 5007 students in 20 ADN programs in CA Core biology courses, overall college GPA, English GPA and number of repeats of core biology courses predicted program completion
Roncoli, 2000 Descriptive correlational Graduation GPA, nursing course grades, science grades, repeat courses and others Passing NCLEX 38 students in 1 BSN program Achievement in science prerequisites correlated with passing Rosenberg et al., 2007 Not formal (program evaluation) Admission interviews Attrition Accelerated & traditional program with second degree students (number not given) in 1 university 20-30% attrition in traditional (does not interview) vs. 10-15% accelerated program which does interviews. Interviews begun at start of accelerated program so no prior attrition data Sadler, 2003 Retrospective mixed method Admission essays Attrition 236 students in 1 BSN program Non-completers wrote about nursing as external to self as opposed to completers who exhibited internalized view of nursing. Several noncompleters had worked in paid healthcare positions but no noncompleters had personal experience with a nurse Sayles, et al, 2003 Correlational, comparative NET, ACT, PreRN exit exit, overall GPA and others NCLEX success 68 students in 1 ADN program Net score useful in predicting NCLEX success Seago, et al., 2008 Instrument validation Psychometric constructs Results of psychometric testing 796 students in 4 community colleges Support for using certain constructs; others need further refinement and testing et al., 2004 Retrospective correlational Admission college GPA, grades in: Pathophysiology, Anatomy/physiology, Statistics, Chemistry, nursing course grades and others NCLEX success and failure 186 students in 1 BSN program Pathophysiology only preadmission variable to achieve statistical significance. Predicting NCLEX failure more difficult than success Simmons et al., 2004 Exploratory descriptive NET test Program completion 202 students from diploma, ADN, BSN programs NET Composite and reading comprehension scores significantly predicted Stuenkel, 2006 Descriptive Correlational Admission college GPA, NLN pre-test, NCLEX pass or fail status 312 students from 1 BSN program 80% of students classified correctly as pass/fail using GPA, NLN pre-test & SAT