| This quantitative research study investigated the instructional design elements included in pre-licensure nursing curriculum that contributes to improved student satisfaction and high passage rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The purpose was to determine whether instructional design and various teaching modalities promote cultural competence, if students' perception of mentor feedback is effective, and if the inclusion of cultural diversity enables nursing students to achieve a higher score on the NCLEX-RN. Four-hundred fifty pre-licensure NCLEX-RN graduates of bachelor of science nursing programs in North Carolina were sampled in the study. The results of the study found the use of multimedia, mentor feedback, and the inclusion of cultural diversity in the instructional design process contribute to higher scores on the NCLEX-RN examination. |
