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  • PDF File NCSBN_Newsletter_Feb 04_to CD

    This three-year cycle was developed to keep the test content and passing standard current with entry-level practice. NCLEX-RN ® Examination Passing Standard Revised for Public Safety Recently Published By NCSBN 2003 LPN/VN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN® to Practice Describes practice characteristics and activities of newly licensed practical/ vocational nurses (LPN/VNs).

  • PDF File transcript_2024scisymp_bmartin2.pdf

    In addition, APRNs estimate that about 22% of their APRN practice goes to facilitate remote patient care within their single jurisdiction, and about 10% goes to promote cross-border care. The cross-border care was facilitated by APRNs' use of their RN multi-state license. So roughly a quarter of the APRNs in this analysis hold an MSL, and about 14% of that cohort indicate that they use their MSL to support telehealth or other means of communication across state borders.

  • PDF File transcript_2025am_exams-update.pdf

    So, how do we make these recommendations? Well, recommendations are based on the 2024 RN and PN practice analysis, panelist expert judgment, and feedback from the member boards. So, our NCLEX test plan journey. So, as we look at the analysis, data was analyzed and we have a draft of the NCLEX test plan. It looks at the category structure, the percentages, and the activity statements.

  • Locked PDF File 2025-rexpn_bmcclendon.pdf

    The REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan Brittany McClendon, MBA, MSN, RN NCSBN Content Development Associate I, Examinations Objectives • Understand the relationship between the REx-PN Practice Analysis and REx-PN Test Plan • Discuss the REx-PN Test Plan categories REx-PN Examination Purpose • Fair, comprehensive • Entry-level • Current practice Fair and Comprehensive • REx-PN Test Plan is developed from data collected from the Practic ...

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    Why People Obey the Law: Experimental Evidence from the Provision of Public Goods. Working Paper No. 651(2). Center for Economic Studies & Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Germany. INSTITUTE OF REGULATORY EXCELLENCE Research Proposal Risks, Threats, and Challenges Impacting the Decision to Report Impaired Nursing Practice Judy Taylor MSN,RN Administrator Idaho Commission on Aging Ruby R. Jason, MSN, RN, NEA-BC Executive Director Oregon State Board of Nursing STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Nursing regulators depend on reports of unsafe practice. A significant number of reports come from managers of direct care nurses.

  • Resources | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) produces publications, online courses and videos that contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. This is a companion piece to A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media.  2018   | Brochures/Posters 2017 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice - US & Canada (Vol. 72) This periodic performance of practice analyses (i.e., job analysis) studies assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the NCLEX-RN test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination.

  • PDF File Transcript_2024aprn_power-carpenter.pdf

    In the recently updated entry level competencies. And the practice analysis group is helping to ensure that the practice analysis being created at this present time is an accurate reflection of NP practice in Canada. It is expected that the practice analysis process will take about 6 months. Some subsequent steps that evolve from that practice analysis is that it will lead to the development of the entry level exam.

  • Resources | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) produces publications, online courses and videos that contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements and NCSBN facts. 2010   | Publications Understanding the Impact of Enemy Items on Test Validity and Measurement Precision Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 21(1), 2010   2010   | Publications Report of Findings from the Post-Entry Competence Study (Vol. 38) This report explores the characteristics of registered and licensed practical/vocational nursing from entry through five years of practice to discover how nu ...

  • Locked PDF File Transcript_2024NCLEX_betts-williams.pdf

    There was a total of four questions the entry-level nurses responded to. Let's take a look at the findings. Consistent with previous NCLEX RN Practice Analyses, entry-level RNs rated the clinical judgment relevancy, on average, 3.47, with a standard deviation of 0.24, indicating a large amount of agreement across ratings. Similarly, with the previous NCLEX PN Practice Analysis, entry-level PNs rated the clinical judgment relevancy, on average, at 3.5, with a standard deviation of 0.2, once again indicating a large amount of agreement across the ratings.

  • REx-PN Test Plan Webinar | 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.  Every five years in collaboration with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and College of Nursing of Ontario (CNO), NCSBN conducts a practice analysis to analyze entry-level LPN/RPNs Canadian practice. Using the data collected from the practice analysis, the REx-PN Test Plan is developed, which guides the selection of content and behaviors to be tested during REx-PN administration. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2019 REx-PN Practice Analysis and the 2022 REx-PN Test Plan.