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This study reports the importance ratings for activities performed by certified entry-level nurse aides/nursing assistants (NAs) employed in various health care settings. The findings from this study are used to evaluate the validity of the test plan, content outline and examination questions for the nurse aide certification examination.

• Next Generation NCLEX Pass Rates: Regulator Perspectives
• Next Generation NCLEX Pass Rates: Educator Perspectives
• Q&A: Distance Education Requirements
• NCSBN Welcomes New CEO Philip Dickison
• Why Pay Attention to Recruitment and Retention of Students with Disabilities
• Engaging Today’s Learners: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Nursing Students
• Improving Student and Clinical Outcomes in Math, Dosage Calculations and Medication Safety

• Taking the Helm: Phil Dickison and NCSBN’s New Frontier of Nursing
  Regulatory Excellence
• Nursing Community Hails the Successful Launch of the Next Generation NCLEX
• NCSBN Supports its Members During a Time of Leadership Transition
• Leadership Perspectives: Overcoming Missteps Grows Leadership Abilities
• 2023 NCSBN Annual Meeting: Shine Through Shaping a Brilliant Future
• Your Moment is Our Mission
• Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis

Engaging in initial and ongoing standardized practices is part of keeping the NCLEX a reliable and valid licensure exam where the examinee has an equal opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge. As nursing practice evolves, it is essential to consistently ensure exam items reflect the same. This session will describe the standardized methods, such as the Nursing Regulatory Body Review and other practices used to maintain a valid and reliable exam used for entry-level licensure purposes. The Examinations Content Development team will present the webinar.

Webinar topics include:

1. Nursing Regulatory Body Review process
2. NLCEX Item Pool maintenance

NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

Moderator:
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

Panelists:

• Kristin Benton, Executive Director, Texas Board of Nursing
• Bogdan Catalin, Workplace Violence Coordinator, OSHA
• Representative Joe Courtney, Connecticut 2nd District
• Gary Lescallett, Assistant Regional Administrator for Enforcement, OSHA
• Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Nursing, Michigan State University, College of Nursing
• Tim Tull, Vice President, System Chief Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness, Rochester Regional Health

NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

Moderator:
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

Panelists:

• Kim Esquibel, PhD, MSN, RN, Executive Director, Maine State Board of Nursing
• Debbie Dawson Hatmaker, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, American Nurses Association (ANA)
• Evelyn Poczatek, MBA, Director, Strategic Initiatives, RUSH, Rush Wellness
• Victoria J. Priola, PsyD, Psychologist/Practitioner, Powers Wellness & Consulting Group

NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

Moderator:
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

Panelists:

• Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, APRN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professionals
• Karen C. Lyon, PhD, ANCC, MBA, APRN-CNS, NEA, Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO, National League for Nursing
• Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Nursing Informatics Officer, MD Anderson

NCSBN IT staff discuss the reports at your fingertips option in nursys.com and how they relate the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).

This short video helps explain the Nurse Licensure Compact to recent nurse graduates.

New NLC Rules take effect on January 2, 2024. This webinar explains how it will impact nurses needing to change their Primary State of Residence (PSOR) following a move from one compact state to another compact state.