Academic and nursing aptitude and the NCLEX-RN in baccalaureate programs.

Accurately predicting NCLEX-RN® success has a positive impact on all nursing education stakeholders. This study focused on the ability to predict NCLEX-RN pass rates on the basis of prenursing academic aptitude variables and the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) nursing aptitude program. The ATI predictors were the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and fi ve ATI subject tests: Fundamentals, Medical Surgical, Nursing Care of Children, Mental Health, and Maternal Newborn.

Self-stress vs manual stress in talar tilt radiography.

Background: Radiographic study following inversion ankle sprain commonly is used to determine the presence of anatomic laxity across the talocrural joint.

Purpose: To compare the degree of talar tilt derived from a radiographic ankle stress exam under 2 conditions: self-stress vs manual stress applied by the clinician.

Methods: Twenty-four subjects seeking medical care following ankle sprain underwent talar tilt stress exams of both ankles.

Validation of the Fresno test of competence in evidence based medicine.

Objective: To describe the development and validation of a test of knowledge and skills in evidence based medicine.

Design: Cross sectional study.

Setting: Family practice residency programme in California; a list server for those who teach evidence based medicine; and an evidence based medicine seminar series.