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  • 12_ULR_table_adopted.pdf

    March 2012 Applicant Responsibility Board Responsibility A. Initial Licensure 1.A Nursing Education Requirements: RN Graduation or eligibility for graduation from a Member Board approved RN prelicensure program.* Verification of graduation or eligibility for graduation from a Member Board approved prelicensure RN program. 2.A Nursing Education Requirements: LPN/VN Graduation or eligibility for graduation from a Member Board approved LPN/VN prelicensure program.* Graduates from RN prelicensure programs who wish to take the NCLEX-PN® must have successfully completed a Member Board approved LPN/VN role delineation course.

  • transcript_2025am_exams-update.pdf

    So, this past year, some of the accomplishments that we have achieved at NEC, we have reviewed the NCLEX policies, we've looked at NCLEX items and case reports, and we've had a lot of strategic discussion about which direction the NCLEX should go in the future. We've also published the '24 RN Practice Analysis and the PN Knowledge Survey reports and also, published the RN and PN Knowledge Survey reports. We have reviewed and approved the 2025 NCLEX-RN and PN panel of judges and approved the '26 NCLEX-RN PN test plans for the proposed recommendation to the assembly, and this is something that you will vote on.

  • 2024itops_jschwartz.pdf

    Streamlined NRB toolkit • Convenience • Transparency • Efficiency NRB Console NRB Touchpoint Current State Future State Workflow Limited view Detailed view Accommodations Manual entry Candidate Console and API solutions Blocking candidates NRBs make request to NCSBN NRBs able to block directly Communication Occurs outside of system (e.g., emails) Occurs inside system 45588912 Abe McCabe abemccabe@yahoo.com NCLEX-RN 45588917 Lisa Leslie lisathequeen@gmail.com NCLEX-RN 45588918 J ...

  • Aggregate-RNActiveLicensesTable2023.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2023 Jurisdiction Number of RN Licenses Percent of RN Licenses ALABAMA 104,695 1.86% ALASKA 20,800 0.37% AMERICAN SAMOA 168 0.00% ARIZONA 111,992 1.98% ARKANSAS 46,960 0.83% CALIFORNIA-RN 523,864 9.28% COLORADO 87,295 1.55% CONNECTICUT 80,219 1.42% DELAWARE 19,658 0.35% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 43,947 0.78% FLORIDA 375,078 6.65% GEORGIA 143,998 2.55% GUAM 1,053 0.02% HAW ...

  • Aggregate-RNActiveLicensesTable2025.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2025 Jurisdiction Number of RN Licenses Percent of RN Licenses ALABAMA 90,754 1.53% ALASKA 22,288 0.38% AMERICAN SAMOA 159 0.00% ARIZONA 116,935 1.97% ARKANSAS 49,306 0.83% CALIFORNIA-RN 591,891 9.97% COLORADO 88,828 1.50% CONNECTICUT 81,655 1.38% DELAWARE 19,046 0.32% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 48,885 0.82% FLORIDA 390,214 6.57% GEORGIA 149,361 2.52% GUAM 1,163 0.02% HAWA ...

  • NNDLicenseStatisticsMap

    NNDLicenseStatisticsMap ALABAMA 94,270 1.55% ALASKA 25,532 0.42% AMERICAN SAMOA 178 0.00% ARIZONA 118,097 1.94% ARKANSAS 49,970 0.82% CALIFORNIA-RN 630,281 10.37% COLORADO 94,577 1.56% CONNECTICUT 73,021 1.20% DELAWARE 20,252 0.33% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 38,053 0.63% FLORIDA 392,671 6.46% GEORGIA 153,202 2.52% GUAM 1,340 0.02% HAWAII 39,526 0.65% IDAHO 30,688 0.50% ILLINOIS 245,877 4.05% INDIANA 135,856 2.24% IOWA 59,519 0.98% KANSAS 54,037 0.89% KENTUCKY 78,897 1.30% LOUISIANA-RN

  • Aggregate-RNActiveLicensesTable2024.xlsx

    NNDLicenseStatisticsListByYear NUMBER OF ACTIVE RN LICENSES BY STATE Counts as of December 31, 2024 Jurisdiction Number of RN Licenses Percent of RN Licenses ALABAMA 87,189 1.51% ALASKA 18,369 0.32% AMERICAN SAMOA 61 0.00% ARIZONA 114,764 1.99% ARKANSAS 47,985 0.83% CALIFORNIA-RN 549,176 9.50% COLORADO 87,817 1.52% CONNECTICUT 82,580 1.43% DELAWARE 21,612 0.37% DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 41,864 0.72% FLORIDA 381,447 6.60% GEORGIA 146,854 2.54% GUAM 1,245 0.02% HAWAI ...

  • epaulucci.pdf

    NCLEX Overview: Exam Development Emily Paulucci, MS, MJ, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC Content Development Manager, Examinations Objectives • Describe the relationship between the NCLEX Practice Analysis and the NCLEX Test Plan • Discuss the item development process NCLEX Item Development Process Exam Item Review 1. Exam Foundation 2.

  • InFocus_Vol3_2025.pdf

    This award recognizes the member board or associate member that has made an identifiable, significant contribution to the mission and vision of NCSBN in promoting public policy related to the safe and effective practice of nursing in the interest of public welfare. 8 | In Focus 2025, Vol. 3 | 9 continued on page 10 10 | In Focus 2025, Vol. 3 | 11 Service awards were given to the following executive officers of nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs): Ten Years • Peggy Benson, MSN, MSHA, NE-BC, RN

  • InFocus_Fall_2019.pdf

    Fred Knight, JD, board staff, Arkansas State Board of Nursing, received the Meritorious Service Award, which is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN. 3. Ingeborg “Bibi” Schultz, MSN, RN, CNE, board staff, Missouri State Board of Nursing, received the Exceptional Contribution Award, which is given for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer and demonstrated support of NCSBN’s mission. 4. The Alabama ...