An Analysis of the Relationship between Nln Pre-admission Scores, Age and Student Success in Two Nursing Programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College

Kirking Ellen M (Last Name) (First) (Initial) AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NLN PRE-ADMISSION SCORES, AGE AND STUDENT SUCCESS IN TWO NURSING PROGRAMSAT CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE ______________________________________________________________________ (Title) Career and Technical Education Mr. T. Allen, Dr. H. Lee May, 2004 83 (Graduate Major) (Research Co-Advisors) (Month/Year) (#of Pages) American Psychological Association, 5 edition _____________________________________________________________________ (Name of style manual used in this study) The current shortage of nurses, along with a need to decrease attrition rates is requiring that schools of nursing examine their admission policies. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between scores obtained by students on the National League for Nursing Pre-Admission Examination for Registered Nurses (NLN PAX-RN) and their level of success in an Associate Degree or Practical Nursing Programs. Correlation studies of students’ scores on the four areas of the PAX-RN and course grades attained in several required nursing and science courses that most strongly reveal differences in student performance were done. Multiple regression studies further explored which combinations of factors analyzed were the best predictors of student success in their Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) course. Additionally, student success, as further defined by completion of the Associate Degree Nursing Program and