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This annual publication provides national and state summary data of member boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations. On Jan. 5, 2015, the first candidates were able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2018, as well as historical data. 

Sound nursing clinical judgment is at the core of competent and safe client care. New graduate nurses face increasing challenges that underscore the importance of investigating how nurse educators teach and measure nursing students' abilities to make clinical judgments. This article presents the National Council of State Boards of Nursing-Clinical Judgment Model (NCSBN-CJM) and discusses the use of the model.

Clinical judgment has become an increasingly important aspect of modern health service professionals. To ensure public safety, licensure exams must go beyond assessing only knowledge and skills when evaluating entry-level professions to evaluating clinical judgment. This article provides background of a large-scale licensure examination’s process for measuring clinical judgment in entry-level nursing.

• National Center for Independent Examination (NCIE), Kazakhstan
• Leaders Engage in Facilitated Dialogue at NLC Commissioner Summit
• Next Generation NCLEX NGN Talks Video Series
• NCSBN Prepares to Launch International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS)
• An Attitude of Gratitude Makes Kathy Thomas a Mentor to Many
• NCSBN Builds In-house Focal Point Studio

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.

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Summary data for multiple categories of candidates, U.S. and international, is provided for performance on NCSBN's two nurse licensure examinations, the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN.

This periodic performance of practice analyses (i.e., job analysis) studies assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. Because changes can occur in licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/VN) practice, practice analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle.

This study identifies the knowledge needed by newly licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs). The results of this study (i.e., the important knowledge statements) will be used to inform item development.

Explore the inaugural Year in Review microsite that documents all of NCSBN’s accomplishments and initiatives for the entire calendar year 2018.

• College of Nurses of Ontario Develops an Innovative Nursing Education Program Approval Process
• Safe Student Reports: Preliminary Report Released
• Next Generation NCLEX Video Series
• Clinical Judgment Resources
• From the Desk of the Researchers
• NCLEX Practice Exam: A Simulated Exam Experience
• Update: Nursing Education Outcomes and Metrics Committee