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2025 Nova Award

Alison Bradywood, DPN, MN/MPH, RN, NEA-BC, Executive Director, Washington State Board of Nursing

The Nova Award recognizes emerging nursing regulatory leaders.

In 2025, the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) celebrated its 25th Anniversary. This video looks at the incredible impact the NLC has made in its first 25 years.

Nursys Quarterly Education Session providing an overview of the Nursys Licensure System (NLS) and entering discipline”.

This annual publication provides data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations and also includes data on the candidates who have been able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada since January 5, 2015. This publication provides a brief overview of how Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) works, how the passing standard is set, and how the pass/fail decision is made at the beginning. The main part of the publication is a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2024 and includes the pass rates by candidate type, degree type and country. In addition, the publication contains NCLEX historical data (e.g., pass rates, passing standards, and volume) since CAT administration started in 1994.