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Source: Nibert, A., Young, A., & Adamson, C. (2002). Predicting NCLEX Success with the HESI Exit Exam: Fourth Annual Validity Study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 20(6), 26 1-267.
Total Population
A total of 11,988 students took the Exit Exam in academic year 1999-2000.
- 10,546 RN students in 166 RN programs
- 1,442 PN students in 36 LPN/LVN programs
Sample Size
Responses were received from administrators at 158 of the 166 (95.18%) RN programs and 31 of the 36 (86.11%) LPN/LVN programs.
The RN sample consisted of 5,903 (86.81%) RN students in 158 RN programs.
- 3,459 (58.60%) were enrolled in 92 associate degree (ADN) programs
- 2,346 (39.74%) were enrolled in 63 baccalaureate degree (BSN) programs
- 98 (1.66%) were enrolled in 3 diploma programs
Predictive accuracy of the Exit Exam in academic year 1999-2000
- 98.46% for RN and LPN/LVN students combined
- 98.30% for RN students
- 99.41% for LPN/LVN students
Most Typical Benchmark Cited
The most typical benchmark cited in the programs included in this study was the use of the 850 HESI score, which has been deemed the acceptable score by the HPM calculation.
Use of the Exit Exam As a Benchmark
The descriptive data obtained in this study included the following current trends in nursing education:
- Progression policy adoption
- Remediation program development
- Program outcome tracking for total curriculum evaluation
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