Using data to drive programmatic change: Recalculating NCLEX-RN success.

Background: Nursing schools admit students who are highly qualified using a variety of admission criteria. Even when picking top achievers, it does not guarantee NCLEX-RN success. Nursing programs too often maintain outdated or unvalidated admission processes.

Relationship of Christian Beliefs to Attitudes Toward People With Mental Illness.

This study assessed the influence of Christian beliefs on attitudes toward people with mental illness. Participants (N=204) provided demographic information and completed the Christian Orthodoxy Scale, the Religious Fundamentalism Scale, and the Attitudes to Mental Illness Questionnaire. Participants read vignettes of a person with a mental illness (schizophrenia), a general medical illness (diabetes), and a control condition (practicing Christian) and rated them on five criteria representing stigmatizing attitudes.