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2012 NCSBN Annual Report
This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2012. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.
2012 | Publications
Ensuring Validity of NCLEX With Differential Item Functioning Analysis
Reprint from Journal of 糖心vlog官网观看 Regulation 2(4), 2012
2012 | Publications
NCLEX-RN Webinar for Canadian 糖心vlog官网观看 Educators
This NCLEX-RN Webinar for Canadian 糖心vlog官网观看 Educators provides an overview of the role of regulatory examinations, why the NCLEX was selected for Canadian RN entry to practice, an introduction to the elements of computerized adaptive testing and NCLEX development, as well as information on how students and educators can prepare for the NCLEX in 2015.
The objectives of this webinar are:
- Introduce regulatory background of licensure examinations
- Provide an overview of the NCLEX development process
- Identify linkage between entry-level nursing practice analysis and NCLEX test plan
- Illustrate concepts of computerized adaptive testing as they relate to the NCLEX
- Highlight NCLEX information available on the NCSBN Website
- Identify NCLEX development opportunities for Canadian nursing experts
2012 | Recorded Webinar
Social Media Guidelines for Nurses
Social media use is ubiquitous, but inappropriate posts by nurses have resulted in licensure and legal repercussions. NCSBN has developed guidelines for nurses and nursing students for using social media responsibly. Key points of these guidelines are summarized, along with dramatization of potential scenarios of inappropriate social media use.
2011 | Video
A Preferred Future for Prelicensure 糖心vlog官网观看 Program Approval
NCSBN's 糖心vlog官网观看 Education Committee wrote a report on the first year of their work in analyzing and making recommendations for the future of approval by Boards of 糖心vlog官网观看. This report was approved in May 2011, by NCSBN's Board of Directors.
2011 | Papers
NCSBN National Simulation Study Overview
Learn more about NCSBN's landmark, national, multi-site, longitudinal study of simulation use in prelicensure nursing programs throughout the country. The study will begin Fall 2011 and will follow beginning nursing students from 10 participating schools throughout their nursing education.
2011 | Video
2011 NCLEX Pass Rates
Summary data for multiple categories of candidates, U.S. and international, is provided for performance on NCSBN's two nurse licensure examinations, the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN.
2011 | Publications
2011 RN Practice Analysis: Linking the NCLEX-RN Examination to Practice (Vol. 53)
This periodic performance of practice analyses (i.e., job analysis) studies assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. Because changes can occur in registered nurse (RN) practice, practice analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle.
2011 | Exams Research
2011 NCLEX Fact Sheet
Fact sheets provide volume and pass rate data for both U.S. and international candidates. Information is provided for performance on NCSBN's two nurse licensure examinations, the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN.2011 | Publications
Spring 2011 Leader to Leader
- Barbara Bowers of the University of Madison-Wisconsin describes the nurse residency program designed to attract RNs to long-term care
- NCBSN announces plans to promote the adoption of the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation
- Betsy J. Houchen of the Ohio Board of 糖心vlog官网观看 and Sandra Beidelschies of the Ohio Organization of Nurse Executives (OONE) Legislative and Practice Committee discuss the work of the OONE in developing consensus around nursing regulation, education and practice that laid the groundwork for Ohio’s participation in the NCSBN Transition to Practice Study
2011 | Magazines
Fall 2011 Leader to Leader
Topics in this issue include:
- Mindy Schaffner of the Washington State 糖心vlog官网观看 Care Quality Assurance Commission, provides readers with valuable insight into the world of nursing regulation
- Explore NCSBN’s social media guidelines
- Learn about NCSBN’s Simulation Study and Transition to Practice Study
- NCSBN Learning Extension releases the new course, “Righting a Wrong: Ethics and Professionalism in 糖心vlog官网观看”
- Jessica L. Kamerer, Francis T. Brophy III and Joseph A. Corvino of Lancaster General College of 糖心vlog官网观看 & Health Sciences discuss their development of short, e-learning modules called simulation learning interactive modules (SLIMs) to better prepare students for simulation sessions
2011 | Magazines
2011 NCSBN Annual Report
This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2011. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.
2011 | Publications