Successful student remediation following repeated failures on the HESI exam.

Full Abstract

A problem-based remediation plan was developed and implemented to improve the clinical reasoning abilities and standardized test taking abilities of 9 students following 2 failures of the HESI exam. Prior to implementation students were assessed for learning needs, presence of anxiety, and learning styles. After completing the remediation sessions, all students successfully passed the HESI Exam with scores of 99.99.

Author information

Author/s: English, Jujuan B (JB); Gordon, Debra K (DK);

Affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. jenglish(-atsign-)uacch.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004 Nov-Dec; vol 29 (issue 6) : pp 266-8

Dates: Created 2004/12/08; Completed 2005/01/28; Revised 2008/10/06;

PMID: 15586125, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Comments and Corrections

ReprintIn: Comput Inform Nurs. 2008 Sep-Oct;26(5 Suppl):75S-77S. (PMID: 18791396)

ReprintIn: Nurse Educ. 2006 May-Jun;Suppl:62S-64S. (PMID: 16913567)

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