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  • 15_DLC_White_Paper.pdf

    Twelve BONs approve programs that use their states/jurisdictions as host states (all 12 approve the clinical portion and five approve both the clinical and didactic portion). One BON limits enrollment of out-of-state students, based on clinical availability. As stated earlier, BONs are working collaboratively with other leaders in their states/jurisdictions to meet the IOM’s Future of Nursing recommendations for advancement of nursing education.

  • 08_LPN_Practice_Analysis_Comparability_Study_Vol33.indd

    Average setting-specifi c frequency rat- ings ranged from an average 0.49 to 4.82. Average total group frequency ratings ranged from 0.06 to 4.82. Priority of Activity Performance The priority of performing each nursing activity with respect to the maintenance of client safety and/ or threat of complications or distress was rated by respondents using a four-point scale: “1” (lowest priority) to “4” (highest priority).

  • FAQs | REXPN

    Site: rexpn.com

    Get answers to common questions about the REx-PN. To participate in the item development process, experienced nurse volunteers must educate nursing students in the clinical setting or work directly with entry-level nurses and be familiar with entry-level nursing knowledge. Input from entry-level nurses is sought out in areas of the item development process, such as the Practice Analysis and the POJ for Standard Setting.

  • transcript_2025nclex_skao.pdf

    To ensure content validity, the NCLEX CAT exam adheres to specific percentages for content distribution. Computer algorithms monitor the distribution of items by content area and clinical judgment, ensuring each candidate receives the same distribution regardless of the test length.

  • 21_NCLEX_PN_PA.pdf

    The 2013-2014 NCSBN Strategic Practice Analysis highlighted the increasingly complex decisions newly licensed nurses make during the course of patient care. These increasingly complex decisions often require the use of clinical judgment to support patient safety.

  • 24_NCLEX_PN_PA.pdf

    The 2013-2014 NCSBN Strategic Practice Analysis highlighted the increasingly complex decisions newly licensed nurses make during the course of patient care. These increasingly complex decisions often require the use of clinical judgment to support patient safety.

  • ayout 1

    In addition to reviewing test development and administrations procedures, testing programs should include regular monitoring of social media or other open-source networks when planning securi- ty procedures. A central element of a sound security plan is an established framework that provides a clear path for immediate identification, monitoring, control and mitigation. The benefits of establishing a set of standardized and multi- FALL 2011 THE ROLE OF SECURITY IN TODAY’S TESTING PROGRAMS 19CLEAR EXAM REVIEW faceted security procedures are well documented, not the least of which is to enhance legal defensibility of the test (e.g., Gorham & Woo, 2011).

  • ayout 1

    Collusion is another major concern of test sponsors, espe- cially with the proliferation and miniaturization of many electronic communications devices today. Direct answer copying may still pose a risk, but with the widespread use of computerized testing, collusion may refer more generally now to item harvesting attempts or test session covert com- munications to gain a material advantage on a particular exam (Gross, 2003).

  • Resources | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) produces publications, online courses and videos that contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. Entry-level nurses are making increasingly complex decisions during patient care. These increasingly complex decisions often require the use of clinical judgment to support patient safety. As a result of the importance of clinical judgment in the delivery of safe and effective nursing care at the entry level, NCSBN has added clinical judgment to the 2021 Practice Analyses to accompany the existing focus of entry-level nursing activities frequency and importance.

  • Transcript_2019TriReg_Federal-Legislative-Update.pdf

    CMS is also seeking comment on bundles describing services for other substance use disorders and on the use of Medication- Assisted Treatment, MAT, in the emergency department setting, including initiation of MAT and the potential for either referral or follow-up care as well as the potential for administration of long-acting MAT agents in this setting to help inform whether we should consider proposing to make separate payments for such services in future rulemaking.