Biomedical subjects

J K Waterhouse

Publications and source records attributed to J K Waterhouse.

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PubMed1993

Current nursing practice related to sexuality.

Nurses' practices related to sexuality were examined using the Survey on Sexuality in Nursing Practice (SSNP). The sample consisted of 155 practicing, registered nurses from a variety of practice settings. Twenty percent of subjects indicated they were never involved in any sexuality-related activities and only about 12% addressed sexuality with a majority of their clients. Although subjects consistently identified sexuality as a necessary part of nursing practice, few addressed sexual concerns with clients. Weighted least squares analysis of 12 variables revealed that only those variables measuring practice setting and area, nurses' knowledge, responsibility, and comfort were useful predictors of nurses' practice related to sexuality.

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National Council Licensure Examination success: accurate prediction of student performance on the post-1988 examination.

This study was designed to identify variables that might be used as predictors for success on the post-1988 National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and to identify those students at risk of failing the examination. The convenience sample consisted of 257 graduates of a baccalaureate nursing program from 1988 to 1990. The investigators examined 15 variables to determine their predictive value for NCLEX success. Grades in the first senior level nursing course and graduation grade point index were the two best predictors. Results of the discriminant analyses identified seven significant predictor variables leading to successful classification of 86 per cent of students at the end of the junior year, 88 per cent during the senior year, and 91 per cent by the time of graduation. Findings from this study indicate that reasonably accurate predictive data on individual student performance is available by the end of the junior year, allowing faculty to begin interventions for at-risk students. The greater precision of prediction during the senior year and at graduation provides direction for later remediation to increase the probability of passing the NCLEX.

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Predicting NCLEX-RN performance: cross-validating an identified classification procedure.

This study was an attempt to cross-validate a procedure from an earlier study for predicting NCLEX-RN performance. In the original study, a discriminant function was developed on 313 baccalaureate nursing graduates (1988 through 1990), which used 15 variables to correctly categorize more than 91 per cent of them on NCLEX-RN performance. This study used 142 subjects who graduated in 1991 and 1992 to evaluate the adequacy of the classification procedure. Subjects in this more recent sample differed significantly from those in the first on several variables, including SAT scores, physiology grades, and nursing grades. Eight-four per cent of the subjects in the cross-validation sample were correctly classified using the original discriminant function. More than 62 per cent of failures and 87 per cent of passes were correctly categorized. These results suggest that it is statistically and ethically sound to use this discriminant function to identify future students in danger of NCLEX-RN failure.

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