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News Update
NCSBN Award Ceremony to Honor Outstanding Nurse Regulators
Posted 1/8/2020Nominations are now open for NCSBN's annual awards ceremony. The ceremony will recognize the organization's dedicated and exceptional membership and guests. The ceremony will take place at the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, to be held in Chicago, Aug. 12-14, 2020.
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News Release
Alabama Implements the Nurse Licensure Compact
Posted 12/30/2019On Jan. 1, 2020, Alabama will join 31 other states in implementing the NLC, which allows for RNs and LPN/VNs, whose primary state of residence is in an NLC state, to hold one multistate license, with the authority to practice in person or via telehealth, in both their home state and other NLC states. -
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NCSBN Raises Passing Standard for NCLEX-PN Examination
Posted 12/17/2019The NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) voted on Dec. 9, 2019, to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses). -
News Update
Big updates to NCLEX-PN Review Course
Posted 12/11/2019A new version of NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-PN course offered through learningext.com has just been released. The course has approximately 1,500 NCLEX-style questions, interactive activities, scenarios and case studies expertly designed to help you do your best on exam day!
Learn more about the course and start your path to NCLEX success today!
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Feature
Scam Alert
Posted 12/6/2019NCSBN has been made aware that some individuals have received telephone calls from persons falsely claiming to be NCSBN staff or law enforcement. -
News Release
NCSBN Honors Judith E. Schmidt with Champions Award
Posted 11/21/2019NCSBN has recognized Judith E. Schmidt, MSN, RN, CCRN, chief executive officer of the New Jersey State Nurses Association, with its 2019 NCSBN Champions Award. -
News Update
October 2019 JNR Course Launched!
Posted 10/23/2019The latest Journal of Nursing Regulation (JNR) CE exam covers information nurses need to know about caring for patients using medical marijuana. The course explores the regulatory & legislative history of medical marijuana and the ethical & safety considerations regarding treating patients with cannabis.
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Government Affairs Update
Nursys e-Notify article in NOVA newsletter
Posted 10/15/2019Government Affairs wrote an article about Nursys e-Notify and it's use by VA facilities, placed in the Nurses' Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA) Summer newsletter. NOVA nurses have taken an interest in e-Notify foillowing several conversations with their Government Affairs staff and have been largely supportive of their effort.
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News Release
Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators Elects 2020 Executive Committee
Posted 10/14/2019The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact Administrators (ICNLCA) announces newly elected members of its Executive Committee. -
News Update
New Videos Highlight Learning Extension Offerings
Posted 9/30/2019Three new videos from NCSBN Learning extension highlight the benefits of their NCLEX Review, CE and Transition to Practice courses. Each course offers 24/7 on the go access and will help you in each stage of your nursing career.
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News Release
NCSBN Nursys e-Notify Database Reaches Milestone of One Millionth Nurse Enrolled
Posted 9/17/2019The NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database has reached the milestone of enrolling one million nurses by institutions. -
NCLEX Update
NGN Talk Episode 7 Now Available
Posted 9/12/2019NCSBN created an action model to close the gap between what is taught in nursing programs and what is measured on the NCLEX. Watch the latest NGN talk to learn more about the action model and how it helps measure the individual steps of clinical judgment while creating realistic and complex clinical scenarios.
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News Release
NCSBN Elects New Members to its Board of Directors and Leadership Succession Committee
Posted 9/6/2019NCSBN Board of Directors President Julia George, MSN, RN, FRE, executive director, North Carolina Board of Nursing, announces new members of the NCSBN Board of Directors who were elected during the 2019 Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019. -
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NCSBN Considers Pertinent Association Business with its Members at its 2019 Annual Meeting
Posted 8/28/2019NCSBN met in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019, to consider pertinent association business with its members. There were 60 member nursing regulatory bodies (MNRBs) represented by delegates. -
News Release
NCSBN Award Ceremony Honors Outstanding Nurse Regulators
Posted 8/27/2019NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019. -
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NCSBN inducts 13th group of Fellows of the NCSBN Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE)
Posted 8/27/2019NCSBN inducted its 13th group of Fellows of the NCSBN Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE) during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019. -
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Louisiana Implements Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Posted 7/9/2019On July 1, 2019, Louisiana joined 30 other states in implementing the NLC, which allows for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in both their home state and other NLC states. -
News Release
Kansas Implements Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Posted 7/8/2019On July 1, 2019, Kansas joined 30 other states in implementing the NLC, which allows for registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) to have one multistate license, with the ability to practice in person or via telehealth, in both their home state and other NLC states. -
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NCSBN Holds Educational Nurse License Compact (NLC) Webinars for Nurses and Nurse Employers
Posted 6/28/2019NCSBN will host five upcoming educational webinars on the NLC for nurses and nurse employers to provide an overview of the compact and updates on pending state legislation. The next webinar is scheduled for July 16, 2019 at 2 p.m. CT. -
News Update
2019 Delegate Orientation Online Course Now Available
Posted 6/27/2019Serving as an NCSBN delegate and need to learn the ropes?
NCSBN's online course for Delegate Orientation has been updated with a fresh, modular design. This course provides a solid orientation for new delegates and a refresher for those who've served previously.
Visit the Learning Extension for Members campus to start the free course today.
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News Release
NCSBN and the American Nurses Association (ANA) issue New Joint National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation
Posted 6/6/2019NCSBN and the ANA have issued new joint National Guidelines on Delegation utilizing new research findings and evidence in the literature to update and standardize the nursing delegation process. -
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NCSBN Award Ceremony to Honor Outstanding Nurse Regulators
Posted 5/20/2019NCSBN will recognize its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 21-23, 2019. -
Policy Briefing
Student Loan Default and State Licensing Board Discipline
Posted 3/4/2019NCSBN issues letter of support for the Protecting JOBs Act, which would prevent states from disciplining licensees purely due to their failure to make student loan payments. -
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NCSBN Publishes Findings from Survey of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with Collaborative Practice Agreements
Posted 2/6/2019NCSBN conducted a survey of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to determine the economic burden and practice restrictions placed on them by state laws. The survey findings were published in the January 2019 issue of the Journal of Nursing Regulation -
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Groundbreaking, Comprehensive, Vital: The National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana
Posted 1/15/2019Because of rapid and sweeping changes in societal attitudes toward marijuana, and the increasing use and legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, in 2017 the NCSBN Board of Directors formed and appointed members to the NCSBN Marijuana Regulatory Guidelines Committee. Read about the groundbreaking body of work the committee has produced. -
Policy Briefing
White House Health Care Report Addresses Scope of Practice, Worker Mobility, and Telehealth
Posted 1/10/2019On December 3, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor released a report entitled, Reforming America’s Healthcare System through Choice and Competition. -
News Release
NCSBN Upholds NCLEX-RN Examination Passing Standard
Posted 12/11/2018The NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) voted on Dec. 4, 2018, to uphold the current passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination. -
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An Interview with Eileen Fry-Bowers, Scholar in Residence Participant in NCSBN's Regulatory Scholars Program
Posted 11/13/2018Eileen Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, RN, CPNP-PC, is an associate professor at the University of San Diego who teaches graduate health policy and research methods courses. Dr. Fry-Bowers took the Scholar in Residence position because she was interested in integrating nursing regulation and related policy issues into her teaching. -
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NCSBN Global Regulatory Atlas Reaches Milestone of 282 Jurisdictions
Posted 11/12/2018The groundbreaking NCSBN Global Regulatory Atlas has reached the milestone of holding information from 282 jurisdictions representing more than 18.8 million nurses around the world. -
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NCSBN Launches NCLEX Practice Exam
Posted 11/6/2018NCSBN has launched the NCLEX Practice Exam (NPE) that provides candidates in the U.S. and Canada preparing to take NCLEX Examinations with an experience that is similar to the look and the feel of the actual test.