Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages e19-e24, January 2011

A Discussion of High-Stakes Testing: An Extension of a 2009 INACSL Conference Roundtable

  • Suzie Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • Allen D. Hanberg, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Utah, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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  • Chris Keenan, RN, MSN, CCRN

      Affiliations

    • Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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  • Andrea (Andy) Ackerman, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY 12550, USA
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  • Kristy Chambers, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Medical Simulation Design, Inc, San Pedro, CA 90731

published online 21 July 2010.

Abstract 

This article was prompted by an extended discussion in 2009, on the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) Listserv, about the use of simulation for high-stakes testing. That discussion led to a roundtable at the 2009 INACSL conference in St. Louis. This article comes from notes taken at that roundtable and further-developed thoughts of the lead discussants. Many of their conclusions were echoed in the recent Carnegie report on nursing education.

Keywords: evaluation, high-stakes testing, nursing education

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 Cite this article: Kardong-Edgren, S., Hanberg, A. D., Keenan, C., Ackerman, A., & Chambers, K. C. (2011, January). A discussion of high-stakes testing: An extension of a 2009 INACSL conference roundtable. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 7(1), e19-e24. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2010.02.002

PII: S1876-1399(10)00010-1

doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2010.02.002

Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages e19-e24, January 2011