Dr. Rhonda Williams, Dr. Stephanie Nicks; Theresa Cooper, Candace Grant, Terri Core, Brandy Jackson, Dorene Owen, Mary Faragher, faculty members in the Ascension Via Christi – Wichita State University School of Nursing, published “Cracking the Code: Admission Criteria and Predictors of Success in Nursing Programs” in Kansas Nurse April 21.
Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of traditional admission criteria in predicting first-semester success in prelicensure nursing programs. With increasing attention to fairness and accessibility in higher education, nursing programs must reassess the reliance on standardized tests and science grade point averages (GPA) to identify accurate predictors of student success.