Retaining Graduate Nurses Who Experience NCLEX Failure: Recommendations for Supporting Retest Success

Current turbulent times in health care are exacerbated by a shortage of registered nurses (RNs), challenging nurse leaders to explore opportunities for improving RN retention. National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rates are declining, and an upcoming change in the NCLEX-RN exam is likely to intensify that decline. On average, 18% of graduate nurses (GNs) fail on their first NCLEX-RN attempt, and less than 43% are successful on retest attempts. Therefore, the GN who fails on the first attempt is likely to not be retained for the RN position for which they were hired.
Source: Nurse Leader - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research