From the Desk of the Chief Nurse
Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN
Chief Nurse, Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning, Research & Practice
Year over year, we hear that new nursing graduates are not ready for practice. The numbers are clear; over the past 3 years the NCLEX pass rate for RNs has declined from 88.2% in 2019 to 79.9% in 2022 (NCSBN, 2022). In addition, only 23% of graduate nurses demonstrated entry level competence and readiness to practice (Kavanaugh & Szweda, 2017). The NCSBN has recognized that the current NCLEX exam did not adequately measure clinical judgement. Read more.