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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, NCSBN research states the gap between international students and US educated students passing the NCLEX RN is diminishing. In 2000 there were more than seventy-one thousand US educated pupils sitting for the NCLEX exam and over seventy-five hundred pupils educated outside the United States. About 88.5% of students taking the NCLEX were educated in the US. As demands for nurses increased so did the number of students going into nursing. An aging population, population explosion, and nurses performing the tasks that were traditionally performed by doctors are causing a serious demand for nurses. Is the need for nurses similar to the need for computer engineers? Computer engineer positions were met by students outside the US who were willing to learn the trade. These students are also recognizing and satisfying the need for nurses. Many US Citizens are protesting that there are citizens with skills and experience who want a job in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will this be the same for the nursing industry? Last year there were 119,579 US educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students taking for the NCLEX RN test. This is more than 28% of all nursing students, which are 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 keen to the need for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible permanent residency in the United States and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression. Students Educated in the United States In 2007, there were 119,579 United States educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. 52% of the 33,768 internationally educated How about the students who did not pass the exam? In 2007 26,411 students sat for the exam for at least the second time. These were US educated students repeating the test. Since this is obviously more than 14.5% Many students use the audios to prepare for the exam, but a few students have thought ahead and use it to learn the class material prior to starting the class. Most students attribute poor test results to the lack of time they have to study. NCLEX review materials on audio make it easier to review while performing other activities such as driving or going to the gym.
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