NCLEX RN Test US Educated vs. Internationally Educated Students
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 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.
Although the number of nursing students increased significantly in 2007, it is not meeting the needs of the demands. Aging Baby Boomers, growing population, and increased number of nurses used in place of doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.
Is the need for nurses similar to the need for computer engineers? Computer engineer positions were met by students outside the United States who were willing to learn the trade. These students are also recognizing and satisfying the need for nurses. Many United States Citizens are arguing that there are citizens with skills 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 United States educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students sitting for the NCLEX RN test. This is a bit more than 28% of all nursing students sitting for this test.
The increase in international students could be as a result of the NCSBN opening three new test sites outside the United States. In just seven years the percentage of international students has risen 17.5%
Students educated outside the United States 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 citizenship in the United States 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 United States educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. 52% of the 33,768 internationally educated
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 retaking the exam. Since this is obviously more than 14.5%
Many students use the audios to study for the test, 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. NCLEX review materials on audio make it easier to review while performing other activities such as driving or going to the gym.
Published July 25th, 2008
Filed in Education