NCLEX - International Nursing Students Gaining Ground
CF Thompson
According to NCSBN, National Council of State Boards of Nursing pass rates among students studying outside the United States and US educated students taking the NCLEX RN are both on the rise from 2000.
In 2000 there were a total of 71,475 US educated students and 7,506 internationally educated students taking the NCLEX RN. About 88.5% of students taking the NCLEX were educated in the US
Although the number of nursing students increased significantly in 2007, it is not meeting the needs of the demands. Aging Baby Boomers, population explosion, and nurses performing the tasks that were traditionally performed by doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.
The demand for nurses in the United States is being answered by students in abroad. Many US Citizens are protesting that there are citizens with skills and experience who want a job in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will nurses in the US be competing for jobs in the US with students educated abroad? Last year there were 119,579 United States educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students taking for the NCLEX RN exam (http://www.audiolearn.net/NCLEX/NCLEX-RN.html). More than 28% of all nursing students sitting for this test.
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 United States are alert to the need for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible citizenship in the US and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression.
How well are United States educated students performing compared to their internationally educated counterparts? are still out performing international students, but international students are gaining on them.Last year, there were 119,579 US educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. Only 52% of the 33,768 students educated outside the US nurses passed the first time.
How about the students who did not pass the NCLEX RN Test? Last year 26,411 students sat for the exam for at least the second time. These were US educated students retaking the exam. Since this is obviously more than 14.5%
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 some students have thought ahead and use it to learn the class material before they start the course
Most students attribute poor test results to the lack of time they have to study. Audio study materials for the NCLEX exam make it easy to learn while doing other tasks.
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