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  • PDF File REx-PN Examination Candidate Bulletin

    Site: rexpn.com

    Effective January 2026, all items will be scored dichotomously (i.e., correct or incorrect) except for multiple response, select all that apply items. These items will be scored polytomously for partial credit. The REx-PN is designed to test knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. The REx-PN is a variable- length, computerized, adaptive test. The REx-PN is not offered in paper-and-pencil or oral examination formats. The REx-PN can be anywhere from 90 to 150 items. Regardless of the number of items administered, the time limit for this examination is four hours.

  • PDF File L2L_Spring2016.pdf

    After consideration of all available information, the NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) determined the current passing standard was sufficient as a measure of safe and effective entry-level registered nurse (RN) practice. The BOD used multiple sources of information to guide its evaluation and discussion of the passing standard. As part of this process, NCSBN convened an expert panel of 11 nurses to perform a criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure.

  • PDF File NCSBN 2015 Annual Report

    Distributed to more than 4,000 hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing schools, associations, organizations and consumer groups in the U.S., Canada and overseas, the brochures are part of NCSBN’s extensive offerings for nurses and consumers that include posters, videos, books, research briefs, white papers and position statements. The 2014 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination Statistics, 2014 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN® Examinatio ...

  • PDF File NCSBN_AnnualReport2010.4.pdf

    From Jan. 1, 2006 through Sept. 30, 2010, 87,876 nurse licensure candidates have taken the NCLEX in international test centers. For the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, 281,637 candidates took the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Publications NCSBN produces a wide variety of publications focused on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations, as well as health care issues and activities, in addition to conducting its own research studies by addressing some of today’s most important nursing practice issues.

  • PDF File 2024scisymp_jnikpour.pdf

    Influence of Provider Type and Patient Characteristics on Chronic Pain Management in Veterans with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Jacqueline Nikpour, PhD, RN University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research NCSBN Scientific Symposium January 25, 2023 Acknowledgements • This work was part of my dissertation at Duke University School of Nursing, and was funded by NCSBN (#R201019) • Co-authors: Marion Broome, PhD, RN; Susan Silva, PhD, Kelli Allen, PhD • Other acknowledgements: • VA Colleagues: Eugene Z.

  • 2025 Virtual REx-PN Conference | 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 2025 REx-PN Conference will also provide the opportunity to ask questions about the REx-PN. Event Presentations Candidate Registration Process   Presented by Marco Gonzalez, Exams Specialist I, Consolidated Services, NCSBN Length 7:08 The REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan   Presented by Brittany McClendon, MBA, MSN, RN, Content Development Associate I, Examinations, NCSBN Length 18:46 The REx-PN Item Development Process   Presented by Joselin Cyriac, BSN, ...

  • Locked PDF File Microsoft Word - 02082006BoDMinutes.doc

    Review and Discuss Alternative Language NCLEX® Examination (Executive Session) The Board entered into Executive Session to discuss the report regarding and Alternate Language NCLEX examination. The Board directed that a discussion of the relevant issues be presented to the members at the 2006 Midyear Meeting. I.2. Discuss Nurse Aide Practice Analysis Anne Wendt, Director, NCLEX Examinations, presented the findings of the 2005 Nurse Aide Practice Analysis to the Board: The results were similar to the 2002 Nurse Aide Practice Analysis report. The 2005 results will be published in form of an NCSBN Research Brief and a review of the current Nurse Aide Test plan will be conducted.

  • Keeping Patients Safe: Examining Predictors of Nurses’ Fatigue and the Moderating Effect of Inter-shift Recovery on Patient Safety Outcomes | 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. Nurses' Readiness and Motivation to Provide Care for Patients Who Use Alcohol And Opioids: Informing Nursing Education and Practice Regulations Challenges to Prelicensure RN & LPN Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic Are there Outcome Differences between NMNEC ADN, BSN and ADN/BSN Co-enrolled Students: Testing an Educational Model for Academic Progression in Nursing National Study of Clinical Education in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs State Policy Change and Organizational Response: Expansion of NP Scope of Practice Regulations in New York State An Update on the Status of Simulation Regulation 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.

  • Are there Outcome Differences between NMNEC ADN, BSN and ADN/BSN Co-enrolled Students: Testing an Educational Model for Academic Progression in Nursing | 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. Nurses' Readiness and Motivation to Provide Care for Patients Who Use Alcohol And Opioids: Informing Nursing Education and Practice Regulations Challenges to Prelicensure RN & LPN Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic National Study of Clinical Education in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs State Policy Change and Organizational Response: Expansion of NP Scope of Practice Regulations in New York State An Update on the Status of Simulation Regulation 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.

  • PDF File L2L_Fall2018.pdf

    The first, Patient Safety Culture and Barriers to Adverse Event Reporting, investigates current facility protocols and practices for reporting nurse involvement in serious adverse events to Boards of Nursing (BONs). The second, The Economic Burden and Practice Restrictions Associated with Collaborative Practice Agreements, examines how specific aspects of scope of practice regulations place undue financial burden and practice restrictions on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Emilie: I assisted in the initial analysis of the 2017 National Nursing Workforce Survey, with the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers.