Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2008

An evidence-based teaching/learning strategy for foreign nurses involving the Health Education Systems Incorporated examination as a predictor for National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses success

  • Joyce Parrone, RN, BSN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Lutheran School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO 63118, USA
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  • Darlene Sredl, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 636 391 9277; fax: +1 314 516 7082.
  • ,
  • Marilyn Miller, RN, BSN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, MO 63376, USA
    web address
  • ,
  • Marge Phillips, RN, BSN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Lutheran School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO 63118, USA
    web address
  • ,
  • Carolyn Donaubauer, RN

      Affiliations

    • St. Louis Tenet’s Nurse International Program, Kirkwood, MO 63122, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2007.09.002

Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2008