Level Assessments
Are Your Admissions Criteria Working? Or Just Familiar?
Nursing programs are facing unprecedented pressure: to admit diverse cohorts, reduce attrition, support students, and graduate safe, competent nurses. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: The admissions process hasn’t kept pace with the challenge. Many programs still rely heavily on traditional metrics like GPA, standardized test scores, and course prerequisites. These tools may feel familiar –…
Standardized Tests Don’t Predict Success – So Why Are We Still Using Them to Make Admissions Decisions?
Standardized entrance exams like the TEAS and HESI A2 are a staple of pre-licensure nursing admissions. But here’s the problem: they weren’t built to predict who will succeed in nursing school. These tests measure content knowledge at a moment in time – not emotional resilience, adaptability, or the ability to persist through adversity. High scores…
Know More. Teach Better. Support Sooner.
What if you had a roadmap for teaching each student – before classes even began? Nursing students don’t arrive as blank slates. They come with drive, challenges, habits, and deeply personal patterns that shape how they’ll think, learn, and respond when nursing school gets tough. But most admissions tools tell us little about any of…
Are You Admitting the Right Students – or Just the Right Scores?
Learn how relying solely on GPA and test scores can lead to missed potential – and how holistic assessments reveal the full picture.
The Nursing Shortage Is an Admissions Problem
What if the fastest way to add 2,000 new nurses each year is to fix how we admit them into nursing programs? The nursing shortage is no longer a looming concern – it’s a present-tense crisis. Hospitals are stretched thin, patients are waiting longer, and healthcare teams are burning out under unsustainable conditions. This is…
When Admissions Decisions Affect More Than Just Students
Nursing faculty carry a heavy load – but not all of it comes from teaching. When applicants are admitted based solely on past academic performance, programs often miss important indicators of how students will respond to stress, engage with peers, or persist through setbacks. The impact of these blind spots? It often lands squarely on…
Faculty Burnout Is Real – and Admissions Is Part of the Problem
Burnout among nursing faculty isn’t just about pay or workload. It starts earlier – at admissions. Most nursing programs rely on academic metrics like GPA, prerequisite completion, and standardized test scores when selecting applicants. These tools have their place. But they weren’t designed to assess whether someone has the mindset, motivation, or resilience to thrive…