According to NCSBN, National Council of State Boards of Nursing pass rates among students studying outside the United States and US educated students taking the NCLEX RN are both on the rise from 2000.

In 2000 there were a total of 71,475 US educated students and 7,506 internationally educated students taking the NCLEX RN. International students made up only 10.5% of the students sitting for the exam.

Although the number of nursing students increased significantly in 2007, it is not meeting the needs of the demands. Aging Baby Boomers, population explosion, and increased number of nurses used in place of doctors is causing a serious demand for nurses.

The demand for nurses in the United States is being answered by students in other countries. Many US Citizens are arguing that there are citizens with education and experience who want a job in the computer science field and issuing more work visas will only increase unemployment in the US. Will nurses in the US be competing for jobs in the US with students educated abroad? In 2007 there were 119,579 United States educated students and 33,768 internationally educated students taking for the NCLEX RN test. More than 28% of all nursing students taking this exam.

The increase in international students could be as a result of the NCSBN opening three new test sites outside the United States. In just seven years the percentage of international students has risen 17.5%

Students educated outside the United States are keen to the need for nurses in North America and know that educating themselves may be their opportunity to obtain a work visa and possible citizenship in the US and may garner them a life of a greater quality of living and freedom from oppression.

US are still out performing international students, but international students are gaining on them.Last year, there were 119,579 US educated nursing students taking the NCLEX RN. 85.5% of them passed. 52% of the 33,768 students educated outside the US nursing students passed the first time.

How about the students who did not pass the NCLEX RN Test? Last yearthere were a total of 26,411 students retaking the exam These were US educated students retaking the exam. Simple math indicates that a portion of the nursing students are repeating the test multiple times Only 52.4% of these repeat test takers passed. Internationally educated test takers pass rate dropped to 25.7%

Many students are looking for study aids to help them getting better test results and have turned to NCLEX NCLEX Study Audioson CDs and MP3 downloads. Since the audios are available online they are accessible to anyone in the world.

Students from around the world listen to the audios to prepare for the nursing classes, reinforce what they are learning and prepare for the exams., but a few students have thought ahead and use it to learn the class material prior to starting the class.

Students around the world find it difficult to make time to study. NCLEX review materials on audio make it easier to review while performing other activities such as driving or going to the gym.