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Thank you.

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It's a pleasure to be with you today.

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And I do want to update you on our
activities over the past year.

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The outline is on this slide.

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I will review the NEC charges,
accomplishments, the recommendations

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to the delegate assembly,
and future activities.

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But first I'd like to introduce NEC
committee members, NEC subcommittee,

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and the NCSBN examination staff.

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The committee is made up of educators,
board members and EOs who are all

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familiar with nursing education and
regulations

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and they are dedicated to
the work of the NEC.

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We would like to recognize each of you.

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So please stand as I read your name.

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Shirley Brekken, Minnesota, Anne Coghlan,
Ontario, Claire MacDonald, Massachusetts,

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Cynthia Johansen, British Columbia,
Crystal Tillman, North Carolina,

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Lisa Renee Johnson, Florida,
Kimberly Miller, Minnesota,

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Deborah Swartz, Vermont, Jay Tan, Nevada,
Adrian Guerrero, he has been our board

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liaison and we appreciate his support in
that way.

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Please give a round of applause for them.

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Another important part of the committee is
the NCLEX item review subcommittee,

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comprised of over 20 members from across
the country.

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These members rotate attending three-day
meetings to review pre-test items.

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There are five meetings convened in this
past year.

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We appreciate their commitment
to the work.

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Those who are present please stand as I
read your name so we have the opportunity

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to also recognize you.

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Angie MacDonald, Massachusetts,
Ann Michele Coughlin, Pennsylvania,

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Anne Heyen, Missouri, Becky Gladis,
Minessota, Carmen Nickel, Oklahoma,

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Diana Forst, Florida, Elise McDermott,
Texas, Georgina Howard, New York,

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Janzie Allmacher, Virgin Islands,
June McLachlan, Minnesota,

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Mariclaire England, Minnesota,
Meedie Bardonille, District of Columbia,

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Myra Goldman, Kentucky, Nancy Irland,
Oregon, Pamela Trantham, North Carolina,

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Ruthie Go, North Carolina,
Sherry Richardson, Tennessee,

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Tammie Napoleon, Hawaii, Tammy Vaughn,
Arkansas, Yolonda Schulz, Montana,

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Tammy Bryant, Georgia, Teresa Corrado,
Washington, Tracey Blalock, Georgia.

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And a round of applause for them, please.

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And I want to say how proud we are of the
NCSBN examination staff.

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We can't praise them enough for their
consistent hard work,

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their dedication and commitment to NCSBN
and for making the NCLEX examination the

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best in the world.

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Although most of the staff are at the
office working, we do want

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to recognize them.

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Those who are present please stand.

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Of course, Phil Dickison is our chief.

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We have Jen Gallagher,
our director of examinations.

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Aly Brenton, Andreea Mihuta,
Celeste Peake, Dalilah Perello,

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Daniel Hydzik, Danielle Lee, Doyoung Kim,
Gretchen Schlesinger, Hong Qian,

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Jacklyn Currier, Jenn Keating,
Julie Burgett,

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Kate Brundage, Kristin Singer, Thy Cao,
Tim Connolly, Wei Xu.

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And we also want to recognize
Pearson VUE representatives

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Jason Schwartz and Maryanne Griffin
who attend our NEC meetings.

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Thank you to all the staff and to
Pearson VUE.

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The NEC monitors and evaluates all aspects
of the NCLEX examinations

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ensuring that the examination is
psychometrically sound

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and legally defensible.

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Additionally, it is charged with
developing NCLEX prototypes that use

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technology-enhanced item types that focus
on measuring clinical judgment.

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This is our Next Generation
NCLEX research project.

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Here are some of the accomplishments for
this year.

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We've reviewed the policies,
we've considered feedback from the NCLEX

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program surveys, we've reviewed
candidate appeals.

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Our committee is actually the last step in
the review process when a candidate files

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an appeal regarding the NCLEX exam.

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And we conducted a final
review of NCLEX items.

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Also, we have approved the LPN/VN Practice
Analysis Survey Report

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that included activity
and knowledge statements.

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These were published in the 2018 LPN/VN
Practice Analysis Survey Report.

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The committee reviewed and approved the
panel of judges who will meet in September

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and make a recommendation for the passing
standard which is the cut score.

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Their recommendations goes to the NCSBN
board of directors for final approval and

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then to be implemented in April.

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The committee approved the recommendation
for the 2020 PN Test Plan which the

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delegates will be considering
at this meeting.

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And we continue to have ongoing strategic
discussions on the future

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direction of NCLEX.

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The NEC recommendation to the delegate
assembly is to adopt the

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proposed Test Plan.

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The NEC recommendation and report are
in the business book beginning on page 80.

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There's a strikethrough version of the
test plan on page 89 and a clean copy

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beginning on page 96.

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The recommendations for the 2020 NCLEX-PN
Test Plan are based on the 2018 LPN/VN

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Practice Analysis, expert judgment,
and feedback from member boards

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and regulatory bodies.

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Overall the proposed 2020 Test Plan format
is retained.

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Only minor changes or edits
were made for clarity.

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If you look at the strikethrough version,
you'll see it's very similar to the one

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that is currently being used.

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The client needs categories and
subcategories structures and the

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percentages remain the same for the 2020
NCLEX-PN Test Plan.

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This slide lists the client needs
categories and the percentages.

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It provides a comparison between the 2017
and the 2020 Test Plan.

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The recommendation for maintaining the
categories and percentages is based on two

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important statistics from the 2018
Practice Analysis Report and the 2015

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Practice Analysis Report.

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First, 145 of the 151 activity statements
in the 2018 Practice Analysis Report are

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the same activity statements as used in
the 2015 Practice Analysis.

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The frequency and importance ratings on
the 2 reports for these 145 activity

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statements are equivalent in terms of
pattern and magnitude.

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Second, there were only slight variations
in time spent for almost all categories

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of activities between the 2018 Practice
Analysis Report and the 2015

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Practice Analysis Report.

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This slide shows the timeline for
implementation for the 2020 PN Test Plan.

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The first step takes place at this
delegate assembly where the delegates take

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action based on the NEC recommendation.

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In September, the panel of judges meets to
recommend the passing standard.

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In December, the NCSBN board of directors
will evaluate the recommendation and

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determine the passing standard.

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In January, the approved Test Plan is
published and posted on the NCSBN website.

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And the Test Plan and Passing Standard
become effective on April 1st, 2020.

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So we do look forward to our future work.

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The committee will continue to monitor all
aspects of the NCLEX program

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including the administration,
administrative test development,

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and psychometric aspects and will initiate
additional quality assurance

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processes as needed.

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We will continue to evaluate NCLEX
informational initiatives such as the

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NCLEX conferences, the NCLEX Regional
Workshops, and other presentations.

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We will continue to regularly communicate
updates about the Next Generation NCLEX,

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the project that includes outcomes of
research, the implications for students,

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educators, regulators,
and health care organizations.

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We will continue to evaluate international
testing, host the 2019 NCLEX conference

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in September in Phoenix,
introduce additional alternative formats

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for item types, explore additional item
writing strategies for the NCLEX,

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and in September, conduct the
PN Standard Setting.

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And this occurs every three years.

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The committee is really proud to
participate in the ongoing development

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of such a prestigious examination and to
play a part in maintaining

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its high caliber.

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We are extremely excited about the Next
Generation NCLEX and we are honored to be

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involved in its development.

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Thank you very much.