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NCLEX RN Test US Educated vs Internationally Educated Students

By Expert Author: Carolyn Thompson | Article Abstract
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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, NCSBN research states the gap between international students and US educated students passing the NCLEX RN is diminishing.

In 2000 there were more than seventy-one thousand US educated pupils sitting for the NCLEX exam and over seventy-five hundred pupils educated outside the United States. International students made up only 10.5% of the students sitting for the exam.

As demands for nurses increased so did the number of students studying nursing. An aging population, growing population, and increased number of nurses used in place of doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.

The demand for nurses in the US is being answered by students in abroad. Many United States Citizens are arguing that there are citizens with education and experience to fill the positions in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will nurses in the United States be competing for jobs in the United States with students educated abroad? Last year there were 119,579 US educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students sitting for the NCLEX RN test. More than 28% of all nursing students taking this exam.

The dramatic increase is quite possibly the result of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing opening three exam centers abroad. In just seven years the percentage of international students has risen 17.5%

Students educated outside the US are keen to the demand for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible permanent residency in the United States and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression.

Students Educated in the United States are still out performing international students, but international students are gaining on them.Last year, there were 119,579 United States educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. 52% of the 33,768 students educated outside the United States nurses passed the first time.

How about those students who had to repeat the test? Last yearthere were a total of 26,411 students retaking the exam These were United States educated students repeating the test. Simple math indicates that a portion of the nursing students are repeating the test multiple times Only 52.4% of these repeat test takers passed. The pass rate for Students educated outside the United States dropped to 25.7%

NCLEX Audio test prep materialsare available online. Since the audios are available online they are accessible to anyone in the world.

Students from around the world listen to the audios to prepare for the nursing classes, reinforce what they are learning and prepare for the exams., but a few students have thought ahead and use it to learn the class material prior to starting the class.

Most students attribute poor test results to the lack of time they have to study. NCLEX review materials on audio make it easier to review while performing other activities such as driving or going to the gym.
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