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    The National Simulation Study was divided into three phases. Phase I consisted of a survey that was sent to all prelicensure nursing programs in the U.S. to determine the prevalence of simulation use—types of equipment used and the courses in which simulation is used; faculty training and development to use simulation; and if simulation is used as a substitute for clinical hours.

  • Transcript_2026aprn_kgarber.pdf

    Each of the APRN roles and the Consensus Models and specialties can participate in telehealth related to their specific practice, but in different ways. I'm going to share a few examples for each of the roles. This is by no means exhaustive. It's just a bit of example to get you thinking about how you might be able to use it in your practice setting.

  • Transcript_2022NCLEX_jbetts_ncjmm.pdf

    Clinical judgment skill was found to underlie 46.5% of the tasks, which is about half. Also, notice that problem-solving and critical thinking were important components of clinical judgment, were also found to underlie a third of the tasks. Taken together, this suggests the importance of clinical judgment for nursing practice both with respect to the underlying knowledge of the nursing process, but also its application and use in making clinical judgments.

  • 16_Simulation_Guidelines.pdf

    They found that, in general, confidence, clinical judgment, knowledge and competence increased through the use of simulation. The largest and most comprehensive study to date examining student outcomes when simulation was substituted for up to and including 50% simulation was NCSBN’s National Simulation Study (Hayden, Smiley, Alexander, Kardong-Edgren & Jeffries, 2014).

  • CER_2_07.qxp

    The use of clinical scenarios in items provides the opportunity for more authentic depictions of patient situations. The cre- ation of clinical scenarios for patient situations can consist of high volume, high risk, problem prone situations, and areas where the nurse is asked to apply concepts and theo- ries.

  • Transcript_2020_NCLEX_JBetts.pdf

    Clinical judgment skill was found to underlie 46.5% of the tasks, which is about half. Also notice that the problem solving and critical thinking were important components of clinical judgment, were also found to underlie a third of the tasks. Taken together, this suggests the importance of clinical judgment for nursing practice, both with respect to the underlying knowledge of the nursing process but also its application and use in making clinical judgments.

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    A survey of NCSBN Leadership Development Resources was conducted to determine member awareness and use of the Leadership Development Program. Of 93 respondents, 62 (67 percent) stated they were aware of the resources, while 31 (33 percent) said they were not aware of the resources.

  • PN_Test_Plan_2014_Educator_v2.pdf

    This analysis guides the development of a framework for entry-level nursing practice that incorporates specific client needs, as well as processes that are fundamental to the practice of nursing. The next step is the develop- ment of the NCLEX-PN Test Plan, which guides the selection of content and behaviors to be tested.

  • bb_2007.pdf

    NCSBN staff will discuss the implications for boards of nursing as well as report on the series of HIPDB update Webinars that were held to support the transition to the use of HIPDB reporting codes (from previous use of Nursys® reporting codes). Research Kevin Kenward, PhD, NCSBN Director, Research Services An update on NCSBN research initiatives will be presented.

  • Transcript_2021SciSymp_awitowski-stimpfel.pdf

    By way of background, many of you are likely familiar with the high levels of work stress, sleep disruptions, and fatigue that are commonplace among U.S. registered nurses. And they also recognize the overlap in highly stressful work conditions, sleep problems, and co-occurring substance use.