Resource Center
2009 NCSBN Annual Report
This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2009. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements and NCSBN facts.
2009 | Publications
Developing and Evaluating Innovative Items for the NCLEX, Part 2: Item Characteristics and Cognitive Processing
Reprint from Nurse Educator, 34(3), 2009
2009 | Publications
Memorability of Innovative Items
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 20(1), 2009
2009 | Publications
Readability of Licensure Examinations
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 20(1), 2009
2009 | Publications
Evaluating Innovative Items for the NCLEX, Part 1: Usability and Pilot Testing
Reprint from Nurse Educator, 34(2), 2009
2009 | Publications
NCLEX Pass Rates: An Investigation Into the Effect of Lag Time and Retake Attempts
Reprint from JONA Healthcare Law, Ethics and Regulation, 11(1), 2009
2009 | Publications
A Minimum English Proficiency Standard for the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT)
A research brief highlighting the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) 2009’s initiative to determine a passing standard for nurses on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL® iBT).
2009 | Publications
Comparison of Tuning Competencies to U.S. National Accepted Competencies
This paper compares the European Tuning model of nursing education with : AACN's Baccalaureate Essentials; NCLEX Activity Statements; NLN Associate Degree Competencies, and the QSEN Competencies.
2008 | Papers
Transition Evidence Grid
This report is a companion to the Transition to Practice Report. This is a comprehensive report of all the evidence identified by the Transition to Practice Committee that is relevant to a regulatory transition model. This report was adopted by the May, 2008 NCSBN Board of Directors.
2008 | Papers
Consensus Model for APRN Regulation: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education
Gain a better understanding of the requirements for adopting the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation.
2008 | Papers
Faculty Qualifications Paper
Faculty Qualifications.
2008 | Papers
Transition to Practice Report
This report is a companion to the Transition Evidence Grid. The report synthesizes all the evidence on transitioning new nurses to practice. It illustrates the importance of formal transition programs in protecting the public, and it provides the data that support the components of the Transition Regulatory Model. This report was adopted by the May, 2008 NCSBN Board of Directors.
2008 | Papers