Tutoring for success: empowering graduate nurses after failure on the NCLEX-RN
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Failure on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is a devastating experience. Most research related to NCLEX-RN is focused on predicting and preventing failure. Despite these efforts, more than 20,000 nursing school graduates experience failure on the NCLEX-RN each year, and there is a paucity of literature regarding remediation after failure. METHOD: The aim of this article is to describe an individualized tutoring approach centered on establishing a trusting relationship and incorporating two core strategies for remediation: the nugget method, and a six-step strategy for question analysis. RESULTS: This individualized tutoring method has been used by three nursing faculty with a 95% success rate on an NCLEX retake attempt. CONCLUSION: Further research is needed to identify the elements of this tutoring method that influence success. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(12):758-761.].
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- Authors
- Lutter, S. L., Thompson, C. W., & Condon, M. C.
- Venue
- Journal of Nursing Education
- Publisher
- SLACK, Inc.
- Published
- 2017-12
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 758-761
- ISSN
- 0148-4834 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2421
- OpenAlex
- W2775245136
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Nursing Education (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Keywords
- NCLEX-RN, remediation, personalized tutoring, question analysis, nursing students, nursing faculty, trust relationships
- MeSH terms
- Mentoring, Achievement, Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate, Educational Measurement, Faculty, Nursing, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Licensure, Nursing, Power, Psychological, Students, Nursing, United States, Nursing Education Research, Nursing Evaluation Research
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