TY - JOUR
T1 - The work of preparing Canadian nurses for A licensure exam originating from the USA
T2 - A nurse educator's journey into the Institutional organization of the NCLEX-RN
AU - Petrovic, Kristin
AU - Doyle, Emily
AU - Lane, Annette
AU - Corcoran, Lynn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The licensing exam for registered nurses in Canada has recently been changed from a Canadian developed, owned and delivered exam to the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) which originates from the United States. Rationale for this exam change focused on transitioning to a computer-based exam that has increased writing dates, with increased security, validated psychometrics, increased exam result delivery, and an anticipated decrease in expense to students. Concerns have arisen around the acceptance, implementation and delivery of this exam to Canadian nursing students that reflects the broad Canadian landscape of education and nursing practice. The experience of a Canadian nurse educator in working to facilitate students' transition to this exam is addressed using an institutional ethnographic lens. Finally, we come to conclusions about the importance of countries utilizing licensing exams that reflect their nursing education and practice.
AB - The licensing exam for registered nurses in Canada has recently been changed from a Canadian developed, owned and delivered exam to the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) which originates from the United States. Rationale for this exam change focused on transitioning to a computer-based exam that has increased writing dates, with increased security, validated psychometrics, increased exam result delivery, and an anticipated decrease in expense to students. Concerns have arisen around the acceptance, implementation and delivery of this exam to Canadian nursing students that reflects the broad Canadian landscape of education and nursing practice. The experience of a Canadian nurse educator in working to facilitate students' transition to this exam is addressed using an institutional ethnographic lens. Finally, we come to conclusions about the importance of countries utilizing licensing exams that reflect their nursing education and practice.
KW - Canadian nurse education
KW - NCLEX-RN
KW - nurse educators
KW - nursing students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062845845&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1515/ijnes-2018-0052
DO - 10.1515/ijnes-2018-0052
M3 - Journal Article
C2 - 30862758
AN - SCOPUS:85062845845
VL - 16
JO - International journal of nursing education scholarship
JF - International journal of nursing education scholarship
IS - 1
M1 - 20180052
ER -