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  • Microsoft Word - Att_15_Proposed Revised Legal Memo to Employers_Draft 4

    Site: nursecompact.com

    Article III a. of the Compact provides: “A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical/vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse (RN) or as a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/VN), under a multistate licensure privilege in each party state.” Article IV b. of the Compact specifically provides: “A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only one party state at a time.”

  • 2023am_rsmiley.pdf

    The 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey Richard Smiley, MS, MA, Richard L. Allgeyer, PhD, Yetty Shobo, PhD, Karen C. Lyons, PhD, APRN, NEA, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, Elizabeth Zhong, PhD, Nicole Kaminski-Ozturk, PhD, Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN Background: Every two years, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (Forum) conduct the only national-level survey focused on the entire U.S. nursing workforce.

  • 2025nclex_jcyriac.pdf

    NCLEX Overview: Exam Development Joselin Cyriac, RN Content Development, Examinations Objective • Discuss the NCLEX exam development process Purpose • Patient Safety and Public Protection • Fair and comprehensive • Entry-level • Reflective of current nursing practice NCLEX Item Development Process Item Development Panels Item Writing Panels – creation of new items Item Review Panels – review of new items to ensure content validity Sensitivity Review Panels – review of new items to ensur ...

  • Leader to Leader, May 06

    Wacker Drive, Suite 2900 Chicago, IL 60601-4277 Phone: 312.525.3600 Fax: 312.279.1032 Web site: www.ncsbn.org Editor: Nancy Spector, DNSc, RN Director of Education, NCSBN nspector@ncsbn.org Copyright©2006. All rights reserved. w w w .n cs bn .o rg The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), composed of member boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for public protection. 2005 RN Practice Analysis The practice analysis for entry-level RNs entitled, Report of the Findings from the 2005 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN® Examination to Practice is now available as an NCSBN Research Brief.

  • 2024am_pdickinson.pdf

    Be in the Moment One NCSBN. One Mission. Our Journey Continues. Elaine Ellibee, RN Gertrude "Trudy" Malone, RN Mildred Schmidt, EdD, RN Helen "Pat" Keefe, RN Joyce Schowalter, MEd, RN Sharon Weisenbeck, MS, RN “I have a continuing pulsating belief in the protection of the public – as it relates to nursing - that is the sole purpose for the existence of a board of nursing.

  • 09_PostEntryCompetenceStudy_Vol38_WEB_final_081909.pdf

    I am not responsible for the CNAs on the floor. I think that the charge nurse is or the manager of the floor who hired them. [RN, Year 1] Most of my work day is spent in direct patient care; we carry a ratio of RN to patient ratio of six patients or five patients and act as resource to two to three additional patients of an LPN/VN (while the RN retains assessment duties, in addition to IV responsibilities, the LPN/VN handles PO meds and patient care).

  • LTL_Fall2024.pdf

    With nurses reporting an intent to leave at an alarming rate, it is integral to address the needs of the workforce to promote a healthier and safer nursing environment. While nursing schools previously experienced steady enrollment growth, as of late there has been a decrease in RN-BSN enrollment that is coupled with an increasing demand for baccalaureate-educated nurses. Because of this, action is needed to bolster post-licensure RN-BSN, RN-MS, and RN-DNP programs. Post-licensure programs enroll diploma or associate-degree registered nurses.

  • 2026dcm_tvidals.pdf

    Unusual waste patterns 2. Unusual administration patterns 3. High use of verbal orders 4. Cancel transactions 5. Failure to barcode scan RN Lila - PACU More fentanyl waste than peers Always ended up with fentanyl waste Waste alerts RN Riley - Urgent Care Method of diversion largely through verbal orders and entering larger strengths Patient #1 Original order from MD hydromorphone 0.5mg/0.5ml 1525 RN ordered as VO hydromorphone 1mg/ml and proceeded to dispense the 1mg/m ...

  • 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, RN, Content D ...

  • 2023dcm_davidson-choflet.pdf

    Regulatory Implications to Suicide among Health Professionals Judy E. Davidson DNP RN MCCM FAAN Research Scientist UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Division of Nursing jdavidson@health.ucsd.edu Amanda Choflet DNP RN NEA-BC Interim Dean and Associate Clinical Professor Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences School of Nursing a.choflet@northeastern.edu !"