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Table 3 Success rates of graduates entering BNursing courses as accelerated students (data not given in Table 2)

From: Attrition and success rates of accelerated students in nursing courses: a systematic review

Country

Subjects

Success

 

Australia

130 traditional students and 34 accelerated students

Internal grades were not significantly different between these groups

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Canada

87 traditional and 16 accelerated students

Overall internal grades were not significantly different

[29]

US

46 traditional students and 48 graduate accelerated students

Accelerated students had higher marks internally. None of the traditional students failed the NCLEX-RN, but two of the accelerated students did

[30]

US

32 traditional students and 29 graduate accelerated students

In internal examinations, the accelerated students performed significantly better than the traditional students

[31]

Australia

471 traditional students and 259 graduate students including 84 international students

The graduate accelerated students obtained higher internal marks than the traditional students

[32]

US

33 traditional students and 40 graduate accelerated students

Five of the traditional group failed the NCLEX the first time, compared to 3 from the accelerated student group, and this was not significantly different

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US

29 traditional and 27 graduate accelerated students

Accelerated students had a 90 % passing rate in the NCLEX-RN, compared to 70 % of the traditional students

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