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EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH
AINSLIE NIBERT, PHD, RN, FAAN⁎ AND SUSAN MORRISON, PHD, RN, FAAN†
The Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI) Exit Exam (E 2) was originally developed using sound
educational principles. In an effort to ensure product quality and to scientifically address the
development of new HESI testing products, these principals continue to be practiced today, thereby
adding to the evidence-based testing science and significantly contributing to the scholarship of
educational practice. This review sequentially presents the evidence related to the E 2 by study details
and outcomes and sets the stage for the continued work presented in this supplement to the Journal
of Professional Nursing. (Index words: HESI; Health Education Systems, Inc.; Standardized testing; Exit
Exam; E2; Validity) J Prof Nurs 29:S2–S4, 2013. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
emergency medical technicians, radiographers, and Langford, R. & Young, A. (2013). Predicting NCLEX-RN
medical assistants. More than 50 research studies have success with the HESI Exit Exam: Eighth validity study. Journal
been published describing the use of HESI testing within of Professional Nursing, 29, S5–S9.
nursing, health care settings, and other health care Lauchner, K., Newman, M., & Britt, R. (1999). Predicting
licensure success with a computerized comprehensive nursing
professions. A reference list of HESI-related research is
exam: The HESI Exit Exam. Computers in Nursing, 17, 120–125.
available online (Elsevier, n.d.).
Lewis, C. (2005). Predictive accuracy of the HESI Exit Exam
The Review and Testing division of Elsevier and the on NCLEX-RN pass rates and effects of progression policies on
editors of Journal of Professional Nursing partnered to nursing student Exit Exam scores. Dissertation Abstracts
develop this supplement because nurse researchers International, 66, 154B (UMI No. 3195986).
believe that the assimilation of HESI-related research Morrison, S., Adamson, C., Nibert, A., & Hsia, S. (2004).
within one resource can benefit those who wish to launch HESI exams: An overview of reliability and validity. CIN:
new research efforts and can therefore help expedite Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 22, 220–226.
dissemination of knowledge related to HESI testing. The Morrison, S., & Free, K. W. (2001). Writing multiple-choice
articles selected for this supplement have undergone the test items that promote and measure critical thinking. Journal of
same rigorous peer review process as required for all Nursing Education, 40, 17–24.
Morrison, S., Nibert, A., & Flick, J. (2006). Critical thinking
manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Professional
and test item writing (2nd ed.). Houston, TX: Health Education
Nursing. It is our hope that the new research findings
Systems, Inc.
presented in this supplement and in the reference list Newman, M., Britt, R., & Lauchner, K. (2000). Predictive
provided on the Elsevier Web site will inspire another accuracy of the HESI Exit Exam: A follow-up study. Computers
generation of researchers to further expand the science in Nursing, 18, 132–136.
supporting these products and the dissemination of Nibert, A., & Young, A. (2001). A third study on predicting
knowledge surrounding standardized testing as used by NCLEX success with the HESI Exit Exam. Computers in Nursing,
nursing and health professions. 19, 172–178.
Nibert, A., Young, A., & Adamson, C. (2002). Predicting
NCLEX success with the HESI Exit Exam: Fourth annual validity
References study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 20, 261–267.
Adamson, C., & Britt, R. (2009). Repeat testing with the HESI Young, A., & Willson, P. (2012). Predicting NCLEX-RN
Exit Exam—Sixth validity study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, success: The seventh validity study of the HESI Exit Exam. CIN:
Nursing, 27, 393–397. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 30, 55–60.
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Available from http://www.elsevieradvantage.com/article.jsp? ninth HESI Exit Exam validity study. Journal of Professional
pageid=11887. Nursing, 29, S10–S16.