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  • 2016_NCLEX_Fact_Sheet.pdf

    For general information about the NCLEX, visit the NCLEX Examinations section of NCSBN’s website. QUARTERLY EXAMINATION STATISTICS Volume, Pass Rates & First-Time Internationally Educated Candidates’ Countries 2016 NCLEX® Volume and Pass Rates1 Candidates Jan. – March April – June July – Sept.

  • 2006_NCLEX_Fact_sheet.pdf

    NCLEX® Statistics Statistical questions about NCLEX: Thomas R. O’Neill, PhD Associate Director NCLEX® Examinations Department 866.293.9600 or nclexinfo@ncsbn.org Media Inquiries: Dawn Kappel Director of Marketing and Communications 312.525.3667 or dkappel@ncsbn.org National Council of State Boards of Nursing 111 E.

  • 2017_NCLEX_Fact_Sheet.pdf

    NCLEX® Statistics Statistical questions about NCLEX: Doyoung Kim, PhD Senior Psychometrician, Examinations Examinations Department 866.293.9600 or nclexinfo@ncsbn.org Media Inquiries: Dawn M. Kappel, MA Director, Marketing and Communications 312.525.3667 or dkappel@ncsbn.org 111 E.

  • 2024nclex_wmuntean.pdf

    Item Scoring William Muntean, PhD Sr. Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, NCSBN Objectives At the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Discuss the NCLEX® scoring rules • Describe how the scoring rules are applied to NCLEX item types. Scoring Model Goals • Map candidate responses into measurable score points • This allows for: • Making inferences on candidate knowledge, skills and abilities • Converting the score points onto the NCLEX ability scale • Establishing item difficulties Scoring Research • Over ten years of research on item response types, scoring frameworks, and scoring models • Four years of theoretical research establishing frameworks • Six years of empirical research testing and updating our scoring frameworks.

  • 2025nclex_jbetts.pdf

    NCLEX Exams Updates Joe Betts, PhD, Ed.S., MMIS Director, Measurement & Testing Exams Department, NCSBN Objective • Updated online reporting • Provide exam information update from last year’s conference Updated Pass Rate & Fact Sheet Website https://www.ncsbn.org/exams/exam-statistics-and-publications.page Updated Pass Rate & Fact Sheet Website • Interactive dashboard • Provides 10 years of historical statistics • NEW: weekly updated statistics for the current quarter NCLEX Results Overview • Since new exam design with polytomous scoring & clinical judgement • No significant delivery related issues – Hooray!!

  • 2020NCLEX_JBetts.pdf

    Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN): The NCSBN® Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) Joe Betts, MMIS, PhD Director, Measurement & Testing, Examinations Objectives • Why do we measure clinical judgment (CJ)? • Early CJ research results • NCSBN® response • Literature review • Item bank review • Functional & strategic job/practice analyses • Linkage studies • Resulting NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) Importance of Nursing CJ • From 1990s to mid-2000s, growing awareness of ...

  • 2021NCLEX_WMuntean.pdf

    Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN): Item Types and Scoring William Muntean, PhD Manager, Measurement and Testing Objectives • Discuss Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Scoring Rules • Apply Scoring Rules to NGN Item Types Research Framework Conceptual Model (cognitive theories of the construct) Assessment Model (psychometric interpretation of cognitive theories) Task Models (blueprints of tasks) Mathematical Model (inferences of raw scores) Scoring Models (interpretation of raw data) Vali ...

  • 2024nclex_nwIlliams.pdf

    Clinical judgment model-based nursing simulation scenario for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0251029. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251029 National Council of State Boards of Nursing (2022). 2021 R.N. Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice. https://www.ncsbn.org/exams-research/2021-rn-practice-analysis-linking-the-nclexrn-examination-to-practice Sterner, A., Skyvell Nilsson, M., Jacobsson, M., & Eklund, A. (2022). Ability to care in acute situations—The influence of simulation-based education on new graduate nurses.

  • 2025nclex_wmuntean.pdf

    Item Scoring William Muntean, PhD Sr. Manager, Measurement and Testing Examinations NCSBN Item Scoring William Muntean, PhD Sr. Manager, Measurement and Testing Examinations NCSBN Objectives At the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Discuss the NCLEX® scoring rules • Understand how the scoring rules are applied to NCLEX item types. Scoring Model Goals •Map candidate responses into measurable score points •This allows for: • Making inferences on candidate knowle ...

  • 5_Using_Integrated_CJM_in_Education

    5_Using_Integrated_CJM_in_Education Using an Integrated Clinical Judgment Model in Education Kimberly Miller, PhD(c), RN, MC, BSN, RN Nursing Practice Specialist, Minnesota Board of Nursing Development of Clinical Judgment Model January 2015: Operational definition of nursing clinical judgment Clinical judgment is defined as the observed outcome of critical thinking and decision-making. It is an iterative process that uses nursing knowledge to observe and access presenting situations, identify a prioritized client concern, and generate the best possible evidence-based solutions in order to deliver safe client care.