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2020 Founders Award

Carmen Catizone, MS, DPh, RPh, Former Executive Director/Secretary, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

This prestigious award is given only upon occasion that an individual with ethics, integrity and sincerity has demonstrated the highest regard for the ideals and beliefs upon which NCSBN was founded.

2020 Meritorious Service Award

Adrian Guerrero, CPM, Director of Operations, Kansas State Board of Nursing

The Meritorious Service Award is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN.

2020 Elaine Ellibee Award

Patricia Sharpnack, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Dean of the Breen School of Nursing & Strawbridge Professor, Ursuline College; Past President, Ohio Board of Nursing

The Elaine Ellibee Award is granted to a member who has served as a president and who has made significant contributions to NCSBN.

2020 Exceptional Contribution Award

Mary A. Baroni, PhD, RN, Vice Chair, Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission

The Exceptional Contribution Award is granted for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer.

2020 Distinguished Achievement Award

David Swankin, Esq., President and CEO, Citizen Advocacy Center (CAC)

This honor is given to individuals or organizations whose contributions or accomplishments have impacted NCSBN’s mission and vision.

Explore the 2020 Year in Review microsite that documents all of NCSBN’s accomplishments and initiatives during a year of unprecedented challenges.

2020 Regulatory Achievement Award

North Carolina Board of Nursing

The Regulatory Achievement Award recognizes the member board or associate member that has made an identifiable, significant contribution to the mission and vision of NCSBN in promoting public policy related to the safe and effective practice of nursing in the interest of public welfare.

This annual publication provides data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations and also includes data on the candidates who have been able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada since Jan. 5, 2015. This publication provides a brief overview of how Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) works, how the passing standard is set, and how the pass/fail decision is made at the beginning. The main part of the publication is a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2020 and includes the pass rates by candidate type, degree type and country. In addition, the publication contains NCLEX historical data (e.g., pass rates, passing standards and volume) since CAT administration started in 1994.

In a series of four quick sessions, grow your understanding of the NLC rulemaking process, get access to guiding documents and test your knowledge with a round of interactive games that make rulemaking a little more fun.

Setting Forward: Begin with Rulemaking

Do you know how the NLC rules originated or how the Rules Committee decides which NLC issues require a rule? Learn this and more in this quick introductory session, filled with a competitive and informative round of trivia.

The Guide to Driving by the Rules

Rulemaking can be a complicated process which is alike but different from state processes. What are all of its procedural steps? Have you wished that all the nuances and intricacies were captured in one all-inclusive place? Look no further! In this session NLC Co-Chairs will reveal one of the Rules Committee’s newest resources, The NLC Rulemaking Handbook. Co-chairs will explain how this project came about and share use-case scenarios that will help you in your day-to-day work.

Follow the Map: Understanding Adverse Action

Do you get confused when you try to understand the concept of adverse action and determine if it is a disqualifying event for a licensee to obtain a multistate license? When do adverse actions disqualify applicants? When don’t they? Confusing? If the words adverse action results in “just don’t get it response,” this session is for you. Join Rules Committee members for a journey through adverse action, what it means, and how it applies to disqualifying events.

June 15, 2021

Meet the New Kids on the Block
Meet the newest NLC Committee, the Research Committee, established on Oct. 1, 2020. In this introductory session you will meet the members, learn why the committee was created, the committee’s charges, and receive a quick preview of current and future work of the committee.

The Journey to Unearth the Best Kept Secrets of NLC
Have you ever wondered what facts and figures currently exist regarding the NLC? What types of research have been done regarding the NLC’s economic model, its financial impact, effectiveness of NLC outreach campaigns, the NLC’s impact on telehealth, and more? Join the NLC Research Committee as they unearth the top 10 best kept secrets of NLC related past research in an interactive game of Kahoot!  trivia. The session will conclude with an engaging discussion about identified research needs.

In this quick session Technology Task Force members will review and discuss key Nursys enhancements such as the addition of alternative to discipline (ATD) program reports to audit reports, development of various Nursys reports such as one with ability to display temporary licenses issued with multistate status, a report for displaying ATD participants with a date range, and reports to display current active multistate licensees who are currently under discipline. Additionally, you will receive an update on future work of the task force.