Factors Affecting NCLEX-RN Success in an Associate Degree Nursing Program

An acute nursing shortage currently exists in the United States. It is important for nursing programs to prepare nursing students who are able to pass the NCLEX-RN. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a link exists between nursing student performance in program requirements and ultimate success or failure on the NCLEX-RN. A random sample of the nursing students at one community college who graduated in the calendar years of 2017 and 2018 were the population for this study. This comparative study examined data in existence to determine if there were academic factors relating to failure on NCLEX-RN. Chi-square was used to determine a relationship and phi-coefficient was used to determine the strength of that relationship between dependent and independent variables. A weak to moderate association was found between failure on NCLEX-RN and the independent variables: low score on the science portion of the TEAS test, need to repeat the first medical-surgical nursing course, and less than 850 on HESI exit. Future research should focus on the connection between mathematics scores and success in the nursing program and NCLEX-RN. Keywords: Nursing education, NCLEX-RN pass rates, nursing education readiness, healthcare education, student success. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-30-01 Publication date:October 31st 202

Looking for leakage or monitoring for public assurance?

Monitoring is a regulatory requirement for all carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (CCS) projects to verify containment of injected carbon dioxide (CO2) within a licensed geological storage complex. Carbon markets require CO2 storage to be verified. The public wants assurances CCS projects will not cause any harm to themselves, the environment or other natural resources. In the unlikely event that CO2 leaks from a storage complex, and into groundwater, to the surface, atmosphere or ocean, then monitoring methods will be required to locate, assess and quantify the leak, and to inform the community about the risks and impacts on health, safety and the environment. This paper considers strategies to improve the efficiency of monitoring the large surface area overlying onshore storage complexes. We provide a synthesis of findings from monitoring for CO2 leakage at geological storage sites both natural and engineered, and from monitoring controlled releases of CO2 at four shallow release facilities – ZERT (USA), Ginninderra (Australia), Ressacada (Brazil) and CO2 field lab (Norway)

Not competent enough to know the difference? Gender stereotypes about women’s ease of being misled predict negotiator deception

We examined whether gender differences in the perceived ease of being misled predict the likelihood of being deceived in distributive negotiations Study 1 ( N= 131) confirmed that female negotiators are perceived as more easily misled than male negotiators This perception corresponded with perceptions of women's relatively low competence Study 2 ( N= 328) manipulated negotiator gender, competence and warmth and found that being perceived as easily misled via low competence affected expectations about the negotiating process, including less deception scrutiny among easily misled negotiators and lower ethical standards among their negotiating counterparts This pattern held true regardless of buyer and seller gender Study 3 ( N= 298) examined whether patterns of deception in face-to-face negotiations were consistent with this gender stereotype As expected, negotiators deceived women more so than men, thus leading women into more deals under false pretenses than me

Two-particle correlations in azimuthal angle and pseudorapidity in inelastic p + p interactions at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron

Results on two-particle ΔηΔϕ correlations in inelastic p + p interactions at 20, 31, 40, 80, and 158 GeV/c are presented. The measurements were performed using the large acceptance NA61/SHINE hadron spectrometer at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron. The data show structures which can be attributed mainly to effects of resonance decays, momentum conservation, and quantum statistics. The results are compared with the Epos and UrQMD models.ISSN:1434-6044ISSN:1434-605

Neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience:contributions to neurology

Background: 'Neuromarketing' is a term that has often been used in the media in recent years. These public discussions have generally centered around potential ethical aspects and the public fear of negative consequences for society in general, and consumers in particular. However, positive contributions to the scientific discourse from developing a biological model that tries to explain context-situated human behavior such as consumption have often been neglected. We argue for a differentiated terminology, naming commercial applications of neuroscientific methods 'neuromarketing' and scientific ones 'consumer neuroscience'. While marketing scholars have eagerly integrated neuroscientific evidence into their theoretical framework, neurology has only recently started to draw its attention to the results of consumer neuroscience.Discussion: In this paper we address key research topics of consumer neuroscience that we think are of interest for neurologists; namely the reward system, trust and ethical issues. We argue that there are overlapping research topics in neurology and consumer neuroscience where both sides can profit from collaboration. Further, neurologists joining the public discussion of ethical issues surrounding neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience could contribute standards and experience gained in clinical research.Summary: We identify the following areas where consumer neuroscience could contribute to the field of neurology:. First, studies using game paradigms could help to gain further insights into the underlying pathophysiology of pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia, epilepsy, and Huntington's disease.Second, we identify compulsive buying as a common interest in neurology and consumer neuroscience. Paradigms commonly used in consumer neuroscience could be applied to patients suffering from Parkinson's disease and frontotemporal dementia to advance knowledge of this important behavioral symptom.Third, trust research in the medical context lacks empirical behavioral and neuroscientific evidence. Neurologists entering this field of research could profit from the extensive knowledge of the biological foundation of trust that scientists in economically-orientated neurosciences have gained.Fourth, neurologists could contribute significantly to the ethical debate about invasive methods in neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience. Further, neurologists should investigate biological and behavioral reactions of neurological patients to marketing and advertising measures, as they could show special consumer vulnerability and be subject to target marketing