Abstract
Background: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) developed Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) case studies and new test items, based on the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, to assess nurse graduates' clinical judgment and decision-making ability.
Purpose: This study investigated nursing students' perceptions of learning with NGN-style case studies.
Methods: A mixed-methods approach collected nursing students' perceptions in a 6-item survey.
Results: Overall respondents agreed that the case studies were helpful in learning (n = 45; 90%), applying course concepts (n = 46; 92%), learning clinical judgment (n = 46, 92%), and promoting active learning (n = 43, 86%), and were a useful learning strategy (n = 48, 96%). Themes identified in narrative comments were critical thinking, real-life application, and a learning tool.
Conclusions: NGN-style case studies were useful as an active learning strategy to promote clinical judgment and real-life application of course concepts.