Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination

The purpose of this study is to develop a classification framework for the test elements of the National Registered Nurse's License Examination and to divide the test items into standard and basic core on the basis of the RN's job descriptions. And the adequa to proportion of the b...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cho Ja Kim, Hyang Yeon Lee, Ji Ho Song, Sook Ja Lee, Hyun Sook Kang, Sung Ae Park, Jeong Seop Lee, Kyung Ja June
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute 2004-01-01
Series:Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Subjects:
Online Access:http://jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-1-27.pdf
_version_ 1797726888925331456
author Cho Ja Kim
Hyang Yeon Lee
Ji Ho Song
Sook Ja Lee
Hyun Sook Kang
Sung Ae Park
Jeong Seop Lee
Kyung Ja June
author_facet Cho Ja Kim
Hyang Yeon Lee
Ji Ho Song
Sook Ja Lee
Hyun Sook Kang
Sung Ae Park
Jeong Seop Lee
Kyung Ja June
author_sort Cho Ja Kim
collection DOAJ
description The purpose of this study is to develop a classification framework for the test elements of the National Registered Nurse's License Examination and to divide the test items into standard and basic core on the basis of the RN's job descriptions. And the adequa to proportion of the basic core test items is going to be identified. Method and results: In order to develop the classification framework of the National Registered Nurse's License Examination, RN's job descriptions, nursing standards, and the specific learning objectives of nursing courses were reviewed. And a survey was used to identify which entity would be appropriate for a reference to the basic core test items. 146 of professors from schools of nursing and members of each division of Korean Academic Society of Nursing(KASN) were participated in the survey. The study showed the 98% of respondents agreed to use RN's job descriptions in selecting the basic core test items and 30% for the basic core test would be appropriate. And the contents, the selection criteria, and the proportion of the basic core test items were developed by the members of this research, the members of the National RN's License Examination subcommittee, and the presidents of each division of KASN. The total of 1990 standard test items were selected among 3524 items, that 3 out of 7 members in the research team agreed to choose. Duplicated items in the standard items were deleted. 205 items out of the 1990 standard items were selected as the basic core test items. And 14 items were added in Medical Laws and Ethics which leads the total of 219 basic core test items. ln conclusion, the 99 items, 30% of total current examination items were chosen as the final basic core test items using the delphimethod. Further studies are needed to validate the current National License Examination for RN on the basis of the 99 basic core test items.
first_indexed 2024-03-12T10:51:56Z
format Article
id doaj.art-deea4e83416b45588287cbdc49bcaf98
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1975-5937
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-12T10:51:56Z
publishDate 2004-01-01
publisher Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute
record_format Article
series Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
spelling doaj.art-deea4e83416b45588287cbdc49bcaf982023-09-02T06:54:36ZengKorea Health Personnel Licensing Examination InstituteJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions1975-59372004-01-0111273610.3352/jeehp.2004.1.1.277Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License ExaminationCho Ja Kim0Hyang Yeon Lee1Ji Ho Song2Sook Ja Lee3Hyun Sook Kang4Sung Ae Park5Jeong Seop Lee6Kyung Ja June7College of Nursing Yonsei University, KoreaCollege of Nursing Science, Kyunghee, KoreaCollege of Nursing, The National Medical Center, KoreaCollege of Nursing, Korea University, KoreaCollege of Nursing Science, Kyunghee, KoreaCollege of Nursing, Seoul National University, KoreaDept of Nursing, Hanyang University, KoreaDept of Nursing, Sooncheonhyang University, KoreaThe purpose of this study is to develop a classification framework for the test elements of the National Registered Nurse's License Examination and to divide the test items into standard and basic core on the basis of the RN's job descriptions. And the adequa to proportion of the basic core test items is going to be identified. Method and results: In order to develop the classification framework of the National Registered Nurse's License Examination, RN's job descriptions, nursing standards, and the specific learning objectives of nursing courses were reviewed. And a survey was used to identify which entity would be appropriate for a reference to the basic core test items. 146 of professors from schools of nursing and members of each division of Korean Academic Society of Nursing(KASN) were participated in the survey. The study showed the 98% of respondents agreed to use RN's job descriptions in selecting the basic core test items and 30% for the basic core test would be appropriate. And the contents, the selection criteria, and the proportion of the basic core test items were developed by the members of this research, the members of the National RN's License Examination subcommittee, and the presidents of each division of KASN. The total of 1990 standard test items were selected among 3524 items, that 3 out of 7 members in the research team agreed to choose. Duplicated items in the standard items were deleted. 205 items out of the 1990 standard items were selected as the basic core test items. And 14 items were added in Medical Laws and Ethics which leads the total of 219 basic core test items. ln conclusion, the 99 items, 30% of total current examination items were chosen as the final basic core test items using the delphimethod. Further studies are needed to validate the current National License Examination for RN on the basis of the 99 basic core test items.http://jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-1-27.pdfClassification Framework Test element National Registered Nurse's License Examination Standard test item Basic core test item
spellingShingle Cho Ja Kim
Hyang Yeon Lee
Ji Ho Song
Sook Ja Lee
Hyun Sook Kang
Sung Ae Park
Jeong Seop Lee
Kyung Ja June
Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Classification Framework
Test element
National Registered Nurse's License Examination
Standard test item
Basic core test item
title Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
title_full Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
title_fullStr Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
title_full_unstemmed Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
title_short Development of the Basic Core Test Items of National Nurse's License Examination
title_sort development of the basic core test items of national nurse s license examination
topic Classification Framework
Test element
National Registered Nurse's License Examination
Standard test item
Basic core test item
url http://jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-1-27.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT chojakim developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT hyangyeonlee developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT jihosong developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT sookjalee developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT hyunsookkang developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT sungaepark developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT jeongseoplee developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination
AT kyungjajune developmentofthebasiccoretestitemsofnationalnurseslicenseexamination