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  • PDF File NCSBN2005AnnualReport.pdf

    Publications NCSBN produces a wide variety of publications on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations, health care issues and activities, and its own research studies. Addressing some of today’s most important nursing practice issues, these publications present in- depth information and best practice techniques to enhance perspective and contribute to the nursing knowledge base.

  • PDF File 24_NCLEX_PN_PA.pdf

    RESEARCH BRIEF Volume 90 | April 2025 2024 PN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN® Examination to Practice 2024 PN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN® Examination to Practice National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®) Mission Statement The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) empowers and supports nursing regulators in their mandate to protect the public.

  • NCLEX Examinations Webinar Series: 2016 NCLEX Test Plan Overview | 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 2015 Length 19:49 Presented By Examinations Topic NCLEX Exam Audience Board Staff Knowledge Network Description To ensure public protection, each jurisdiction requires candidates for registered nurse licensure to meet set requirements that include passing an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level registered nurse. NCSBN develops a licensure examination, the NCLEX-RN, which is used by jurisdictions to assi ...

  • PDF File Leader-to-Leader_Fall08.pdf

    Please contact Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, at nspector@ncsbn.org for further information. 5 NCSBN’s transition regulatory model will be implemented through regulation, though collaboration across education, regulation and practice will be essential for this model to be successful. RefeRences Hofler, L.

  • PDF File NCSBN_Newsletter_Feb 04_to CD

    WHAT’S INSIDE Information educators want at their fingertips • Learn about NCLEX® Alternate Item Formats • NCSBN White Paper on Approval/Accreditation Process • Jordanian Nursing Council Visits NCSBN • International NCLEX Testing to Begin 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900 Chicago, IL 60601 Nancy Spector, DNSc, RN, NCSBN Director of Education Background Periodically, NCSBN’s Research Services Department conducts an incumbent practice analysis (job analysis) for nurses up to six months in practice that provides the basis for the NCLEX-PN® Test Plan. These analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle, and NCSBN uses a rigorous methodology to evaluate practice.

  • PDF File nna50314 508..514

    METHODS: A secondary analysis of data collected in a study of transition to practice was used to de- scribe the retention of 1464 NLRNs employed by 97 hospitals in 3 states. Hospitals varied in size, location (urban and rural), MagnetA designation, and university affiliation.

  • PDF File 2023_NCSBN_Annual_Report.pdf

    These publications present in-depth information and best practice techniques to enhance perspective and contribute to the nursing knowledge base. These publications are available for download free of charge from the NCSBN website. Significant Research Articles and Publications Published in 2023: 2022 NCLEX Examination Statistics This annual publication provides data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations and includes data on the candidates who have been able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada since Jan. 5, 2015.

  • Education Papers & Publications | 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 article summarizes the outcomes of the roundtable’s discussion. 2009   | Research Item Exit Exams: A regulatory perspective A significant role for most state boards of nursing, whose mission is to protect the public, is the approval of nursing education programs in their state. As part of this process, many of the state boards review their schools’ annual pass rates of first-time NCLEX-RN candidates and compare these percentages to state regulations. Schools whose pass rates fall b ...

  • PDF File vol29_for_web.pdf

    NCSBN reSearCh Brief Volume 29 | March 2007 2006 RN Post Entry-Level Practice Analysis Report of Findings from the 2006 RN Post Entry-Level Practice Analysis Anne Wendt, PhD, RN, CAE National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®) National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) | 2007 iv Mission Statement The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, composed of member boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection.

  • PDF File transcript_2024scisymp_williams-qian.pdf

    So, according to the practice analysis data analyzed over several years, this is kind of a snapshot of who a new nurse is as an RN. One of the things that we'll highlight here is at the end is that there is an increase in formal orientation internships, which is actually very promising in terms of creating that support.