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  • 2023_BOD_Policy_Manual.pdf

    Priority will be given to member boards or exam user members that have not made a request in the current fiscal year. 3.2 Requests will be accepted at any time up to the limit of current fiscal year budget. The Resource Fund Request Form will be available for member board or exam user member use as needed. 3.3 A request must be financially reasonable and may require further review by the CEO to determine appropriateness within the Resource Fund’s approved budget and intent of the policy.

  • Tammy Vaughn: Candidate for BOD Director-at-Large | NCSBN

    This experience provided valuable insight into student preparation, program operations, and the challenges faculty face in preparing the next generation of nurses. Earlier in my career, I practiced for six years as a maternal–newborn nurse, gaining a strong clinical foundation through direct patient care. Through my combined clinical, educational, and regulatory experience, I bring a well-rounded perspective to nursing regulation.

  • Volume 15 PPI_Spring.qxd

    This relationship was not present for the LPN/VNs, who spent an average of approximately 3 weeks in orientation or preceptorship whether they were new to the facility or former CNAs (see Table 8). Respondents were also asked if their employing facility standardized transition activities or customized the activities to the needs of the individual nurse and the setting for which the nurse was hired.

  • 2024nlc-legal-forum-dobbs.pdf

    For purposes of taking adverse action, the home state licensing board shall give the same priority and effect to reported conduct received from a remote state as it would if such conduct had occurred within the home state. In so doing, the home state shall apply its own state laws to determine appropriate action.”

  • transcript_2024-ncsbn-id.pdf

    Dr. Susan Alexander is a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Whende Carroll is a clinical informatics expert, transforming healthcare through the use of data and technology. And finally, Nur Rajwany is the chief information officer here at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

  • Crystal Tillman: Candidate for BOD Director-at-Large | NCSBN

    I was able to go from start to finish with the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN), clinical judgment, witness the successful NGN launch, and now the NEC is currently working on remote proctoring. It has been rewarding to receive feedback from candidates on the case studies and interactive examination, and to know I had some part in the process.

  • transcript_2025rexpn_jcyriac.pdf

    Note that for the REx-PN exam, an RN or LPN or RPN license is acceptable. In addition, item writers must be currently employed as faculty teaching undergraduate nursing in the clinical setting. Now that we have covered the criteria to be an item writer, let's go over some of the basics of writing an item for the REx-PN.

  • transcript_2024scisymp_bmoore.pdf

    So, as you know, simulation is a nursing education strategy that mimics hospital environments. It allows the students to have a safe environment, both for themselves and for their patients. And of course, it allows us to use simulation in place of clinical experience. And this is very important in the Middle East because female nurses care for female patients.

  • Discipline | NCSBN

    The board of nursing (BON) is responsible for reviewing and acting on complaints against nurses. Nursing Licensure for Internationally Educated Nurses Practice APRN Consensus Model APRN Consensus Model Toolkit Substance Use Disorder Substance Use Disorder in Nursing Opioid Toolkit Substance Use Disorder Educational Materials Guidelines for Medical Marijuana Professional Boundaries Scope of Practice Decision-Making Framework Delegation New Nurses: Key Issues Transition to Practice Study results Discipline Filing a Complaint Filing a Complaint FAQ ...

  • Transcript_2026aprn_benson-dennik-champion.pdf

    We did, as we looked at the two plus two, does two years of RN clinical experience improve nurse competencies when they become APRNs? And couldn't find a lot of data or research to use. You know, when you looked at the outcomes of APRN practice, we're not there when the new APRN enters the workforce in terms of did they need more precepting or mentoring.