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Report of Findings from the 2006 RN Post Entry-Level Practice Analysis (Vol. 29)
This study assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the NCLEX-RN examination. This study is the first to describe post entry-level RN practice to determine if there is a core set of RN activity statements that can be used to assess core RN competencies regardless of practice setting, specialty area and years of experience. (© 2007)
2007 | Exams Research
2007 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.2007 | Publications
Spring 2007 Leader to Leader
- Linda Cronenwett and Gwen Sherwood of UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing explains how the QSEN project identifies competencies for nursing education
- Read reports from the 2007 Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE) meeting and the NCSBN PR&E Committee
- Information on the 2007 NCLEX-RN Test Plan is provided
2007 | Magazines
Fall 2007 Leader to Leader
- Debi Sampel of the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio and Carol Holdcraft of the College of Nursing and Health at Wright State University describe a pilot program that incorporates a robot for faculty to interact with students remotely
- Learn about TERCAP, an electronic tool that will analyze data from across the country to identify causes of practice breakdown
- Marcia Blix Hobbs of Southeast Missouri State University outlines regulatory considerations when faculty members move across jurisdictions
2007 | Magazines
Role Delineation Study of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists (Vol. 30)
This role delineation study provides data to boards of nursing to assist them in determining the level of regulation appropriate for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.
2007 | Research Item
Development of a standardized medication assistant curriculum
The National Council State Boards of Nursing took the position in their 2004 Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Administrative Rules, Article XVIII, Chapter 18, that if jurisdictions use medication assistants, they should be regulated by Boards of Nursing.
2007 | Research Item
A Regulatory Model on Transitioning Nurses from Education to practice
NCSBN data show that most employers reported that new graduates were not prepared to provide safe and effective care. Although educators may argue that employers are expecting too much from new graduates, this evidence supports that the gap between education and practice still exists.
2007 | Research Item
2006 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 31)
This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations. (© 2007)
2007 | Publications
Setting the Passing Standard for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
Abstract from Nurse Educator, 32(3), 2007
2007 | Publications
Analysis of Post Entry-Level Registered Nurse Practice
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 18(2), 2007
2007 | Publications
Continued Competence and the 2005 Post Entry-Level LPN/VN Practice
Reprint from the Journal of Practical Nursing, 2007
2007 | Publications
Assessing Critical Thinking Using a Talk-Aloud Protocol
Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 18(1), 2007
2007 | Publications