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  • PDF File 16_LPN_KSA_vol66.pdf

    (NCSBN) | 2016 14 DEMOGRAPHICS, EXPERIENCES AND PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS OF PARTICIPANTS Demographics/Past experiences Demographic information, including racial and ethnic backgrounds, educational preparation and gender are presented next, followed by descriptions of responders’ work environments, including settings and client characteristics Nursing licenses Held Respondents were asked what type of nursing licenses they held, with the option of choosing LPN/VN and/or RN licenses All but three Newly Licens

  • PDF File 2021AM_rjason.pdf

    Recommendation: • Removed. Discussion: • Employment activity • State-specific processes Scope of Practice Delegation RN Scope of Practice Current: • Not located in act. Recommendation: • “Delegates to another only those nursing measures for which the delegatee has the necessary skills and competence to accomplish safely” Discussion: • Accountability for ensuring delegatee ability Patient Diagnosis RN Scope of Practice Current: • “Establish nursing dia ...

  • PDF File bb_2011.pdf

    The LSC framed these competencies in two broad categories: self-knowledge and governance leadership. Additionally, the LSC believes that candidates for NCSBN positions should be individuals who possess knowledge of regulation and commitment to the mission, vision and values of NCSBN. Members Barbara Morvant, MN, RN Louisiana-RN, Area III, Designated Member, Chair Louise Bailey, MEd, RN California-RN, Area I Member Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN Kansas, Area I ...

  • PDF File 2021SciSymp_nozturk-prelicensure-challenges.pdf

    Challenges to Prelicensure RN & LPN Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Nicole K. Ozturk, PhD Research Scientist, Nursing Regulation Outline • Background • Primary Research Question • Research Design • Methodology • Analysis Plan • Demographic Information • Results • Summary Background • The first case of COVID-19 identified on January 20, 2020 has snowballed into 24 million cases, and 400,000 deaths in the U.S. by the following year. • The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded an ...

  • PDF File 2024scisymp_rsmiley.pdf

    Key Take Aways Background & Introduction • Collaborative partnership with The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers • Data collection from HRSA’s National Survey Sample of Registered Nurses stopped after 2008 • NCSBN stepped up to fill the void of RN supply data in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2020 Methods • Mailout Survey Sample (43 Jurisdictions) – All active RN & LPN licensees eligible – Sampling was stratified by state – 154,757 RNs & 154,490 LPNs selected • Email Surv ...

  • PDF File 2014_PN_TestPlan.pdf

    NCSBN develops a licensure examination, the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical/Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®), which is used by member board jurisdictions to assist in making licensure decisions. Several steps occur in the development of the NCLEX-PN Test Plan. The first step is conducting a practice analysis that is used to collect data on the current practice of entry-level practical/vocational nurses (Report of Findings from the 2012 LPN/VN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-PN® Examination to Practice [NCSBN, 2013]). There were 12,000 newly licensed practical/vocational nurses asked about the frequency and priority of performing 160 nursing care activities.

  • PDF File NCSBN_AnnualReport2006.pdf

    The ambitious research agenda set as part of the strategic plan yielded the publication of research briefs on a variety of topics. Titles included: Transition to Practice: Newly Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN) Activities; Report of Findings from the 2005 Job Analysis of Nurse Aides Employed in Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies and Hospitals; Report of Findings from the 2005 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice; 2004 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination Statistics; and A National Survey on Elements of Nursing Education.

  • PDF File 21_PN_KSA_FINAL.pdf

    The initial meetings for the triennial practice analysis preceded the development of the 2021 LPN/VN Nursing Knowledge Survey. An initial panel of nurses (SMEs), representing various geographic regions of the U.S., nursing specialties and practice settings, developed nursing activity statements intended to represent entry-level LPN/VN practice.

  • PDF File 2021SciSymp_ezhong.pdf

    Ø Among those nurses who recidivated, 11% committed a violation/crime related to practice during the five-year post-disciplinary time period. 2019 NCSBN Criminal Conviction Cohort Study Outcomes Conclusion (Con’t) Ø Nurses in the following groups had an elevated risk for recidivism: q Committed a crime related to SUD q Committed a practice-related crime q Committed multiple crimes Ø The longer the interval of criminal conviction time before the 2012-2013 disciplinary actions, the lower the risk for a nurse to recidivate. 2019 NCSBN Criminal Conviction Cohort Study Outcomes Acknowledgements Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN 2019 NCSBN Criminal Conviction Cohort Study Outcomes Contact Information Elizabeth H.

  • PDF File L2L_Fall2010.pdf

    See the Conceptual Model of the Transition to Practice study, right. | Fall 2010 4 www.ncsbn.org Transition to Practice program is a regulatory model, it was essential to also evaluate patient outcomes. Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, director, Regulatory Innovations, NCSBN; Kevin Kenward, PhD, MA, director, Research, NCSBN; and Josephine Silvestre, MSN, RN, associate, Regulatory Innovations, NCSBN are conducting this study.