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  • Workforce RN | NCSBN

    The 2024 National Nursing Workforce Study represents the largest and most comprehensive national survey of the U.S. nursing workforce. In the past 2 years, the workforce has exhibited greater stability, marked by a return to a more typical age distribution. Trends further confirm continued progress in diversifying and increasing the educational attainment of the nursing workforce. Inflation and increased demand for nursing services have likely also contributed to notable increases in RN and LPN/LVN salaries. Despite moderate reductions in the levels of emotional distress and burnout nurses reported during the pandemic, large proportions of the RN (40%) and LPN/LVN (41%) workforces still reported plans to leave the profession in the next 5 years.

  • Active RN Licenses | NCSBN

    View up‑to‑date counts of active Registered Nurse (RN) licenses across U.S. states and territories from NCSBN’s National Nursing Database. All 58 of NCSBN’s (RN and PN) U.S. members share licensure data. Active RN Licenses By State Statistics Active RN Licenses (PDF)  Active RN Licenses (XLS)  Past Statistics 2025 Stats (PDF)  2025 Stats (XLS)  2024 Stats (PDF)  2024 Stats (XLS)  2023 Stats (PDF)  2023 Stats (XLS)  Notes: *Data is presented in the aggregate, no individual identifying information is presented.

  • 2018 LPN/VN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN Examination to Practice (Vol. 75) | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2018 LPN/VN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN Examination to Practice (Vol. 75) | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in NCSBN Exams NCSBN Exams NCLEX REx-PN NNAAP & MACE Exam Statistics & Publications NCLEX Pass Rates NCLEX Fact Sheet NCSBN Exam Program Reports Nurse Licensure and ...

  • Assessing the Unidimensionality of the NCLEX-RN

    Candidates can receive between 60 and 250 items from a pool of 2,000 items1; therefore for each candidate, only 3.0% to 12.5% of the 2,000 possible items will have responses. On average, only 6% of the items had responses, leaving 94% of the real data matrix blank. The simulated data matrix was created to be comparable. NCLEX-RN The NCLEX-RN is a variable-length, computerized adaptive test. Each candidate’s examination conforms to the current test plan (NCSBN, 2003) and contain ...

  • 2021 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2021 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in NCSBN Exams NCSBN Exams NCLEX REx-PN NNAAP & MACE Exam Statistics & Publications NCLEX Pass Rates NCLEX Fact Sheet NCSBN Exam Program Reports Nurse Licensure and NCLEX ...

  • 2021 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2021 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in NCSBN Exams NCSBN Exams NCLEX REx-PN NNAAP & MACE Exam Statistics & Publications NCLEX Pass Rates NCLEX Fact Sheet NCSBN Exam Program Reports Nurse Licensure and NCLEX ...

  • 2024 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2024 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in NCSBN Exams NCSBN Exams NCLEX REx-PN NNAAP & MACE Exam Statistics & Publications NCLEX Pass Rates NCLEX Fact Sheet NCSBN Exam Program Reports Nurse Licensure and NCLEX ...

  • National Nursing Workforce Study | NCSBN

    Every two years, NCSBN conducts the largest and most comprehensive national survey of the U.S. nursing workforce. The findings provide critical insight into the demographic and practice profiles of the nation’s nursing workforce. Watch Now Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis This symposium brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety. Watch Now Download Report Related Resources 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study Executive Summary 2017 National Nursing Workforce Survey Executive Summary 2015 National RN Workforce Survey Executive Summary 2015 National RN Workforce Survey Results (graphs & ch ...

  • National Nursing Workforce Study | NCSBN

    Every two years, NCSBN conducts the largest and most comprehensive national survey of the U.S. nursing workforce. The findings provide critical insight into the demographic and practice profiles of the nation’s nursing workforce. Watch Now Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis This symposium brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety. Watch Now Download Report Related Resources 2020 National Nursing Workforce Study Executive Summary 2017 National Nursing Workforce Survey Executive Summary 2015 National RN Workforce Survey Executive Summary 2015 National RN Workforce Survey Results (graphs & ch ...

  • 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in NCSBN Exams NCSBN Exams NCLEX REx-PN NNAAP & MACE Exam Statistics & Publications NCLEX Pass Rates NCLEX Fact Sheet NCSBN Exam Program Reports Nurse Licensure and NCLEX Exam Statistics Practice Analyses Exam Publications Exte ...