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Predictors of Performance in the Nurse Licensure Examination of Baliuag University College of Nursing Graduates

Cecilia C. Yasa | Lydia D. Gonzales

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to determine the predictors of performance of the nursing graduates of Baliuag University in the licensure examination from 2013- 2015. Descriptive correlational method of research was employed, with documentary analysis as primary tool for data gathering. The independent variables in the study included the Nursing Aptitude Test (NAT) and the academic performance or general weighted average (GWA). The respondents consisted of the 67 Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates from 2013 to 2015, who took the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE). Data were analyzed through frequency, percentage and regression analysis. The results of the study showed that majority of the nursing graduates performed at a high average level in their academics, as seen in their general weighted average. Most performed at an average- passed level in the NAT, and majority, at a fair level, in the Nursing Licensure Examination. The study showed that students who perform better in the NAT and in their academics were likely to perform better in the NLE, making both variables significant predictors of performance in the NLE. Academic performance, being the best predictor, stresses the important function of nurse educators in providing and ensuring the right and quality education to future nurses.