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  • NCLEX Overview: Operations | 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. The session concludes with a summary of the NCLEX testing accommodation process, including the roles of candidates, NCSBN, Pearson VUE and NRBs.  Related Resources Download Presentation Download Transcript THIS VIDEO IS FROM: 2023 NCLEX Conference September 2023 - Virtual All Past Events Other Videos   Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Application to Educational Settings   Educator Panel: Q&A   NCLEX Overview: Exam Development   Sensitivity and Differential ...

  • REx-PN Conference Q&A Session 2 | 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. Schwartz, MS, Director, Outreach, Marketing & Advocacy, NCSBN ,Jacklyn Currier, Operations Manager, Examinations, NCSBN,Aly Brenton, MSN, RN, CNL, Test Development Associate II, Examinations, NCSBN,Shu-chuan Kao, PhD, Senior Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, NCSBN,Hong Qian, PhD, Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, NCSBN,Nicole Williams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Senior Manager, Examinations, NCSBN Topic Exam Operations, Exam Development, REx-PN Audience Nursing Educators Relate ...

  • Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) | 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. Year 2023 Length 20:53 Presented By Aly Dubick, MSN, RN, CNL, Test Development Associate II, NCSBN; Hong Qian, PhD, PMP, Manager, Measurement & Testing, NCSBN Topic Exam Development, NCLEX Exam, Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Audience Nursing Educators Knowledge Network NCLEX Examinations Description NCSBN ensures fairness for different groups taking the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN   exams. Candidates with comparable nursing knowledge should perform similarly on exam items regardless of other factors. This session describes how sensitivity and DIF panel reviews contribute to the fairness and legal defensibility of an exam.

  • Transcript_2026dcm_bguye.pdf

    And I said, "Rachel, I absolutely do remember you." And she said, "We have an ethics problem." And I said, "That ethics problem didn't just appear. It's always been there." I always use the analogy... There's two analogies I use. One is a boiling pot of water, right? When it's boiling and it's above the rim of the pot, nobody's thinking about it. But when it overflows and steam and alarms start going off, everyone throws their hands up in the air, freaks out, panics, and says, "What do I do now?"

  • Transcript_2026dcm_migliore-opie.pdf

    We're going to talk about things like burnout. We're going to talk about stressors, coping, maladaptive coping, because that's what really leads up into these people's stories of their substance use and misuse. https://www.ncsbn.org/past-event/2026-dcm-conference ©2026 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 If you're one of those people who look at the end of the book or at the end of the movie, here's your spoiler.

  • Sensitivity & DIF | 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. Related Resources Download Presentation Download Transcript THIS VIDEO IS FROM: 2025 Virtual REx-PN Conference April 2025 - Virtual All Past Events Other Videos   Candidate Registration Process   The REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan   The REx-PN Item Development Process   Morning Q&A   Test Security and Accommodations   Standard Setting   Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)   Future Projects   Afternoon Q&A View All Videos Stay Current with NCSBN Join our email list to receive the latest news, publications and events from NCSBN and the world of nursing regulation.

  • NCLEX Overview: Exam Development | 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. This session describes the methods used to achieve the quality exam development and maintenance the nursing profession has come to rely on and trust. Related Resources Download Presentation Download Transcript THIS VIDEO IS FROM: 2023 NCLEX Conference September 2023 - Virtual All Past Events Other Videos   Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Application to Educational Settings   Educator Panel: Q&A   Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF)   Next Generation NCLEX ( ...

  • REx-PN Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) | 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. Related Resources Download Presentation Download Transcript THIS VIDEO IS FROM: 2025 Virtual REx-PN Conference April 2025 - Virtual All Past Events Other Videos   Candidate Registration Process   The REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan   The REx-PN Item Development Process   Sensitivity & DIF   Morning Q&A   Test Security and Accommodations   Standard Setting   Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)   Future Projects   Afternoon Q&A View All Videos Stay Current with NCSBN Join our email list to receive the latest news, publications and events from NCSBN and the world of nursing regulation.

  • Future Projects | 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. Related Resources Download Presentation Download Transcript THIS VIDEO IS FROM: 2025 Virtual REx-PN Conference April 2025 - Virtual All Past Events Other Videos   Candidate Registration Process   The REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan   The REx-PN Item Development Process   Sensitivity & DIF   Morning Q&A   Test Security and Accommodations   Standard Setting   Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)   Afternoon Q&A View All Videos Stay Current with NCSBN Join our email list to receive the latest news, publications and events from NCSBN and the world of nursing regulation.

  • Afternoon Q&A Session | 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. Schwartz, MS, Director, Outreach, Marketing & Advocacy, NCSBN, Marianne Griffin, MALS, PMP, Senior Program Manager, Pearson VUE, Nicole Williams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Senior Manager, Examinations, NCSBN, Joe Betts, PhD, EdS, MMIS, Director, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, NCSBN, Emily Petersen, MS, MJ, RN, APRN, CPNP, Manager, Content Development, Examinations, NCSBN, William Muntean, PhD, Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, NCSBN Topic Exam Operations, Exam Development, NCLEX Exa ...