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Introduction
The growing demand for Filipino nurses abroad has given the
that they get the best education and that they render effective quality
as personal characteristics.
The Nursing Aptitude Test (NAT) was first used as a criterion for
NAT in the BSN program for diagnostic purposes rather than qualifying
2009).
bond.
care given by nurses and their ability to render effective care. This has
passing rates below the national standards have been given warnings
the Nursing Aptitude Test may possibly have to their performance and
passing rate of our institution. For the past years, the average passing
been above the national passing rate. However, with the school’s aim
for academic excellence, this is still not enough. This study may be
to not only ensure that the students receive quality nursing education,
but also to know who among the students are ready to take the
exists between the result of the students’ NAT examination and their
1. What are the scores of the students in the Nursing Aptitude Test
Examination?
Examination.
and the NAT examination, it excludes other factors like time for review,
concepts.
used to study the effect of their skills and learning preferences on their
education the students receive and ensure a high passing rate in the
students receive quality nursing education but also know who among
them are ready for the Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination and
Definition of Terms
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experience.
understandable.
spatial aptitude.
any setting.
CHAPTER II
FRAMEWORK
Related Literature
This section presents related topics regarding the types of tests, NAT
Competence.
Commission also uses a test for the licensure of nurses, although there
(2000) used the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE), Grade
the NCLEX. The purpose of the study was to identify which variables
NCLEX-PN. The results indicate that among all predictors, the General
the NCLEX. Their study showed that both measures of critical thinking
Education/Licensure
courses. Within the course the knowledge and skills of nursing are
knowledge with caring, abilities with skills, skills with knowledge and so
on. Not all students of nursing in formal courses are beginners. Many
possess valuable skills and knowledge that are relevant to nursing. The
and time for the learner can be achieved in this way. However to date,
this aspect of the use of Competencies in nursing has not been widely
used.
education is the change of focus from what a student is taught and the
skills for learning that were highly relevant and functional to the
courses for Enrolled and Registered nurses remain based upon the
written exams.
community clinic or their home or teaching the patient and their family
about medications.
competencies(Hird, 1995).
constructs itself – where the nursing traits are non-cognitive and the
did not yield significant effects for ability measures like the risk
with and shaping with one another (Bandura, 1986) has been further
Model?
shows a considerable good fit for the proposed model and more so
and single sample fit indices. The good fit of the resulting model may
battery, the participants of the study most likely saw the parallelism in
the measures used. It also indicates that the structure of the three
variables fit together because all the items were calibrated with person
response type of scaling (“0” and “1”). The technique of calibrating the
infit and outfit characteristics of items for all the factors in a model
apparently good as a model but the model also showed that affective
the SEM and Rasch model applications as shown in this study, nurses
(Valanis, 2000).
Standardized Tests
and for how long children may respond to the questions or "prompts."
Goodwin and Driscoll (1980, pp. 59-60) note that standardized tests
scoring.
5. They present the same tasks and require the same response
purposes when they are selected wisely and used as intended by the
designed and properly used, are that they can eliminate biases
Related
knowledge level)
(evaluation)
combinations 9creation)
1. understanding
2. application
3. analysis
applications
qualities of heart for nursing jobs. The best in the nursing services
of team work. You will have to take care of physically or mentally ill
Most of the nursing jobs screen you through nursing aptitude tests. The
A. Applied Sciences
3. Daly Life Science - You need to learn basics of TCA cycle, ATP,
hormones, etc. You are expected to hear and use these basic things
about the human medical science for your life long nursing career.
words can put lives of the patients in severe danger. That’s why
to read the instructions issued by the doctors during their visits. When
you fail to comprehend the simple instructions, you can’t help the
Conceptual Framework
Variable
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how the student’s abilities, which are assessed through the Nursing
Aptitude Test (NAT) which include all important skills that nurses
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Examination.
2006-2007 and 2007-2008 who have taken the Nursing Aptitude Test,
passed or not.
Sampling Design
respondents for the study. This is due to the small number of students
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Research Instrument
The data needed for the study are official records of the results
the College of Nursing to conduct this study and gather the data,
securing our own copy of these materials were the most crucial parts
of this process.
Statistical Treatment
Correlational Coefficient.
scale that varies from positive one through zero to negative one. When
CHAPTER IV
included since the only factors that have been considered were the
Examination results.
Vocabulary, and the Ability to Understand and Follow Directions are all
Table 1.1
Aptitude Test.
17 72 67 74
18 73 68 85
19 73 69 80
20 80 70 73
21 72 71 74
22 76
23 74
24 85
25 77
26 85
27 81
28 79
29 76
30 86
31 79
32 79
33 82
34 82
35 82
36 90
37 71
38 80
39 78
40 77
41 85
42 73
43 85
44 76
45 79
46 76
47 77
48 71
49 82
50 76
51 75
52 72
53 75
54 87
55 81
56 78
57 79
58 77
59 83
60 72
61 85
62 78
63 74
64 80
65 82
66 80
Table 1.2
while only a few of them have ranked Above Average. This reflects the
screening students. Students that are accepted are required not only
This is the reason why the use of the Nursing Aptitude Test to measure
all key areas in the nursing profession. The examination also assesses
Learning preferences and skills are very important not only for a
Examination but also for professional nurses because learning does not
are skills that all nurses must possess. Experiences in the clinical
setting prove that nurses are regularly faced with situations wherein
they are required to make decisions when they care for their patients.
are held responsible for the lives and welfare of patients. The
knowledge they have can become basis for the decisions they make
and their vocabulary and ability to understand and follow instructions
subject area and as a whole, the passing rates in the different areas,
standard deviation of their scores and the value of r which shows the
Table 1.3
Table 1.3 presents the mean of the scores of the respondents in
the Philippine Nursing Licensure as a whole and per subject area, the
passing rates in these areas, the standard deviation of the scores and
the value of r.
Nursing) has the highest mean (77.73). It is followed by subject III with
a mean of 74.32, subject II with 73.58, subject V with 72.86 and finally
passing rate in subject IV means that not all concepts in this subject
area (Medical-Surgical Nursing) have been discussed. Since it involves
all concepts regarding care of patients in all stages of life with illnesses
time they have for review is limited, it is crucial that they be given a
which is even higher than the correlation of the Nursing Aptitude Test
time for learning, and review come in. This shows how important
quality education is. The high mean of the scores and passing rate in
this subject area suggests that the College of Nursing has been able to
CHAPTER V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1) What are the scores of the students in the: Nursing Aptitude Test
Examination?
Summary of Findings
Based on the presentation, analyses and interpretation of data,
Nursing part 2) where only 56.34 percent passed the subject and
2. With the scores of the students we can say that they have a
Nursing). The high passing rate in the first part of this subject
suggests that the result of the low passing rate in the second
part would be that the students were not able to encounter the
This may be a result of the lack of time allotted for the subject.
correlation (r=0.25).
Conclusions
subjects:
a. Fundamentals of Nursing
d. Psychiatric Nursing
Recommendations
In the light of the findings of the study, the researchers have made the
following recommendations:
students.
3. Clinical Instructors should monitor the performance of students.
instructions.
Nursing.
and instructors.
B. Further Studies
regression).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A) BOOKS
13-26.
B) INTERNET
at:http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.medcenter.com
APPENDICES
Examination.
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Personal Information
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Citizenship:
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Education:
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