Audio Learning Helps NCLEX Students in US and Abroad

August 9, 2008 | By In General Articles |

According to NCSBN, National Council of State Boards of Nursing the gap between international students and US educated students passing the NCLEX RN is diminishing.

In 2000 there were a total of 71,475 US educated students and 7,506 internationally educated students taking the NCLEX RN. About 88.5% of students taking the NCLEX were educated in the United States

Although the number of nursing students increased significantly in 2007, it is not meeting the needs of the demands. An aging population, growing population, and nurses performing the tasks that were traditionally performed by doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.

The demand for nurses in the US is being answered by students in other countries. Many United States Citizens are protesting that there are citizens with skills and experience to fill the positions in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will nurses in the United States be competing for jobs in the United States with students educated abroad? Last year there were 119,579 US educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students sitting for the NCLEX RN test. This is a bit more than 28% of all nursing students sitting for this test.

The dramatic increase is quite possibly the result of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing opening three exam centers abroad. In just seven years the percentage of international students has risen 17.5%

Students educated outside the US are alert to the need for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible citizenship in the United States and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression.

US are still out performing international students, but international students are gaining on them.In 2007, there were 119,579 United States educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. Only 52% of the 33,768 internationally educated

How about those students who had to repeat the test? In 2007 26,411 students sat for the exam for at least the second time. These were United States educated students repeating the test. Simple math indicates that there are students taking the exam for at least the third time A mere 52.4% of these repeat test takers passed. Internationally educated test takers pass rate dropped to 25.7%

NCLEX Audio test prep materialsare available online. Since the audios are available online they are accessible to anyone in the world.

most students use the audios to study for the exam, but some students have thought ahead and use it to learn the class material prior to starting the class.

Students around the world find it difficult to make time to study. Audio study materials for the NCLEX exam make it easy to learn while doing other tasks.