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The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, NCSBN research states the gap between international students and US educated students passing the NCLEX RN is diminishing.

In 2000 there were a total of 71,475 US educated students and 7,506 internationally educated students taking the NCLEX RN. International students made up only 10.5% of the students sitting for the exam.

The demands for nurses is outpacing the number of nurses who are entering nursing schools. Aging Baby Boomers, growing population, and nurses performing the tasks that were traditionally performed by doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.

Is the need for nurses similar to the need for computer engineers? Computer engineer positions were met by students outside the US who were determined to learn the trade. These students are also recognizing and satisfying the need for nurses. Many US Citizens are protesting that there are citizens with education and experience who want a job in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will nurses in the US be competing for jobs in the US with students educated abroad? Last year there were 119,579 US educated students and 33,768 internationally educated pupils sitting for the NCLEX RN exam. This is a bit more than 28% of all nursing students taking this exam.

The increase in international students could be as a result of the NCSBN opening three new test sites outside the United States. In just seven years the percentage of international students has risen 17.5%

Students educated outside the US are alert to the need for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible citizenship in the US and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression.

How well are US educated students performing compared to their internationally educated counterparts? are still out performing international students, but international students are gaining on them.Last year, there were 119,579 US educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. 52% of the 33,768 internationally educated

How about the students who did not pass the exam? Last year 26,411 students sat for the exam for at least the second time. These were US educated students repeating the test. Since this is obviously more than 14.5%

Many students use the audios to prepare for the test, but some students have thought ahead and use it to become familiar with the class material before they start the course

Most students attribute poor test results to the lack of time they have to study. Audio study materials for the NCLEX exam make it easy to learn while doing other tasks.

NCLEX Exam Study Guide- Audios