Integrating NCLEX® and Practice Readiness in an Undergraduate Leadership Course

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
SELENA A. GILLES ◽  
ANGELA GODWIN ◽  
SANDY CAYO
Keyword(s):  
Practice Readiness ◽  
Undergraduate Leadership

scholarly journals Predicting Family Medicine Specialty Certification Status Using Standardized Measures

2014 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
André F. De Champlain ◽  
Cindy Streefkerk ◽  
Marguerite Roy ◽  
Fang Tian ◽  
Sirius Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Certification Examination ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Assessment Program ◽  
Specialty Certification ◽  
Practice Readiness ◽  
Practice Assessment

ABSTRACT One of the routes for entry into practice for international medical graduates (IMGs) in Canada entails completing some form of an in-practice assessment program. The latter route is referred to as practice ready assessment and is the focus of the present investigation. A pan-Canadian practice ready assessment process is currently being designed to evaluate IMGs' practice readiness. The selection of candidates who will not only have the highest likelihood of successfully completing the practice-ready assessment program but who will also attain specialty certification is of paramount importance. Our study focused on assessing how well practice-ready assessment candidates' performance on Medical Council of Canada (MCC) examinations and four demographic variables could predict both their score and pass fail status on the College of Family Physicians' (CFPC) certification examination. Data from 132 practice-ready assessment candidates were analyzed and indicate that MCC Qualifying Examination Part 1 scores, gender and age were significant predictors of both pass/fail status (p<0.05) as well as scores (p<0.01) on the short-answer management problems component of the family medicine certification examination. This study provides initial validity evidence for using the MCCQE Part I as a selection tool for practice-ready assessment. Practice-ready assessment programs across Canada might consider adopting the set of standardized predictors examined in this investigation, in addition to other measures, in an effort to better promote a pan-Canadian model.

scholarly journals Ensuring Student Practice Readiness: Mapping Course Assessments to Canadian Pharmacy Educational Outcomes

2021 ◽  
pp. 8724
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Bjelajac Mejia ◽  
Lachmi Singh ◽  
Jacqueline Flank ◽  
Gajan Sivakumaran
Keyword(s):  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Student Practice ◽  
Practice Readiness

Successful Transition of the New Graduate Nurse

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna M Romyn ◽  
Noreen Linton ◽  
Cathy Giblin ◽  
Brenda Hendrickson ◽  
Lori Houger Limacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staff Nurses ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
New Graduate Nurse ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Graduate Nurse ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Graduate ◽  
Practice Readiness ◽  
E Mail

Reports that new nurse graduates are not sufficiently prepared to enter the workforce are of concern to educators, employers, and other stakeholders. Often, this lack of 'practice readiness' is defined in relation to an inability to 'hit the ground running' and is attributed to a 'gap' between theory and practice and the nature of current work environments. To gain a deeper understanding of the process of making the transition from student to graduate nurse, discussion groups were held across Alberta with 14 new graduates and 133 staff nurses, employers, and educators. Five additional new graduates and 34 staff nurses, employers, and educators provided input by fax or e-mail. The findings of this initiative speak to the need to examine assumptions underlying 'practice readiness' and what constitutes an effective transition to the workplace. The problems to be addressed are complex and a wide range of sustainable, evidence-based approaches are required to resolve them.

A National Survey of Older Driver Refresher Programs: Practice Readiness for a Rapidly Growing Need

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicol Korner-Bitensky ◽  
Anita Menon ◽  
Claudia von Zweck ◽  
Kathy Van Benthem
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Older Driver ◽  
Practice Readiness

It’s Salsa Time! A Team Activity

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerri Anne Crowne
Keyword(s):  
Development Process ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Constructivist Theory ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Student Teams ◽  
Building Activity ◽  
Team Activity ◽  
Undergraduate Leadership ◽  
Team Assignment

This article provides information on a team-building activity in which student teams make salsa. I usually use this exercise on the day that I form teams to provide an opportunity for teams to work on something that is not graded prior to completing the graded team assignment. The activity is built on several theories, such as social learning, experiential learning, and constructivist theory. The goal of the activity is to allow team members to get acquainted with each other and quickly go through the team development process. It is a springboard for discussing many aspects of teams, such as tacit knowledge, decision making, creativity, and resource allocation. It has primarily been used in an undergraduate leadership course but may be applicable to other courses.

scholarly journals Predicting Undergraduate Leadership Student Goal Orientation Using Personality Traits

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevan W. Lamm ◽  
Emana Sheikh ◽  
Hannah S. Carter ◽  
Alexa J. Lamm
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Undergraduate Leadership
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