Resources

NCSBN produces a wide variety of publications, online courses, videos, brochures, toolkits and newsletters presenting in-depth information and best practice techniques that contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.

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In Focus Summer 2020

  • The NCLEX & COVID-19: NCSBN and Pearson VUE Address the Challenges of Delivering a Valid and Secure Exam in a Safe Testing Environment 
  • When COVID-10 Shut Everything Down, Nursing Regulatory Bodies Carried On 
  • Lessons Learned from the Pandemic: Issues that can be Avoided if All States Were in the Nurse Licensure Compact 
  • The Nurse Licensure Compact & COVID-19, a Tale of Two States
  • Practice/Academic Partnership: One Answer to Prelicensure Clinical Placements During a Pandemic
  • An Update from the NCSBN Examinations Department

 

2020 | Publication
Featured

NCSBN's Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination

With NCLEX-style practice questions, essential nursing content organized according to the test plan and reinforcement activities, you'll be well on your way to success. Choose from four different subscription lengths to maximize your learning. Version 10.0 of the NCLEX-RN course was released in May 2020.

Cost: 3 weeks - $50 | 5 weeks - $70 | 8 weeks - $100 | 15 weeks - $160

Course
Featured

State of the World's Nursing Report: Recommendations & Their Relevance to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The World Health Organization has released the State of the World's Nursing Report. The report has ten recommendations for the nursing community. In this video, NCSBN CEO, David Benton, looks at those recommendations and how nurses and nurse regulators can apply them to nursing practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Additional information about the report and its impact on nursing regulators is available in the State of the World's Nursing Report video.

2020 | Video
Featured

2020 NCLEX Candidate Bulletin

This resource serves as your guide from before to after the NCLEX, including important contact information, details on how to register, the NCLEX Candidate Rules and results processing. 

2019 | Publication

  • NLC Overview
    Build your knowledge about NLC and key topics necessary to successfully implement NLC in your board.

    Web Page

  • NLC Commission Member Resources

    Toolkit

  • NLC Fact Sheets & Resources
    Listed below are helpful resources related to the Nurse Licensure Compact.

    Toolkit

  • 2020 NCLEX-PN Test Plan
    EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

    The NCLEX-PN examination test plan includes an in-depth overview of the content categories along with details about the administration of the exam as well as NCLEX-style item writing exercises and case scenario examples.

     

    2019 | Publication

  • 2020 NCLEX-PN Test Plan
    EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2020 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2023

    The NCLEX-PN examination test plan includes an in-depth overview of the content categories along with details about the administration of the exam as well as NCLEX-style item writing exercises and case scenario examples. 

    2019 | Publication

  • 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan
    EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2019 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

    The NCLEX-RN examination test plan includes an in-depth overview of the content categories along with details about the administration of the exam as well as NCLEX-style item writing exercises and case scenario examples.

    *Dans cette publication, le masculin est employé sans préjudice afin d’alléger le texte.

     

    2019 | Publication

  • Making Travel Nursing Easier with a Multistate License
    This video provides information related to how the Nurse Licensure Compact and multistate license pertain to travel nurses. It provides primary state of residence requirements as well as pitfalls to avoid and other helpful information.

    2020 | Video

  • CEO's Address

    2020 | Event Presentation

  • Committee Forum: Finance Committee

    2020 | Event Presentation

  • Committee Forum: APRN Compact

    2020 | Event Presentation

  • President's Address

    2020 | Event Presentation

  • Application Fraud Toolkit
    Members only toolkit that boards can use to help create BON policies for fraud prevention and detection, create BON safe practices for fraud detection and communication, develop licensure staff training and organize the license application/credential evaluation proces.

    Toolkit