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• TITLE: Predictors of Retention and Passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses

  AUTHORS: Nancy Elkins

  KEYWORDS: Attrition, HESI Exit Exam, NCLEX-RN Exam, Nursing Student, Retention, Seidman’s Retention Theory

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Nursing, Vol.5 No.3, March 24, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Using Seidman’s retention formula as a theoretical foundation, this study investigated historical data from a Bachelor of Science (BSN) nursing program to determine whether the admission variables of the preprogram grade point averages (GPA), American College Testing (ACT) scores, anatomy and physiology course grades, and/or the Health Education System Inc. (HESI) Exit Exam scores could predict completing the nursing program, as well as passing the NCLEX-RN. A significant relationship (p