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The NCLEX is a psychometrically sound, standardized exam developed to measure the minimal competency required to practice safe, entrylevel nursing. To achieve these objectives, the exam is developed using a multilayered process that includes an evidencebased content outline, item development using nursing content expert volunteers, several reviews and industrystandard exam principles. This session will describe the methods used to achieve the quality exam development, maintenance and measurement the nursing profession has come to rely on and trust.

The Chair of the NCSBN NCLEX Examination Committee provides information about the committee's activities from the past year.

NCSBN's CEO, David Benton, updates what the organization has done over the past year and looks to the future.

Distinguished Achievement Award

Deb Soholt, RN, MS, South Dakota State Senator, Director of Women’s Health, Avera Medical Group

The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to an individual whose contributions or accomplishments have impacted NCSBN’s mission and vision.

The Tri-Regulator Collaborative is urging that steps be taken by all stakeholders to bring uniformity and interoperability to EHRs across all practice settings.

Practitioner wellness is a patient safety issue impacting an increasing number of practitioners each year. It is a complex problem that demands a comprehensive and transparent approach in identifying, treating, and preventing burnout and other stress-related conditions.

Topic: High-Level NGN Overview

This webinar will educate participants on the basic principles of program code maintenance, provide information on the program code resources available to nursing regulatory bodies and clarify common program code questions.

This webinar will provide information on how the candidate level change is processed. In addition, participants will be able to fill out the Candidate Level Change Request form and verify the change.

• Collaborating for the Future of Regulation: 2017 NCSBN Annual Meeting Recap
• The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC): Important Information for All Nurses
• The 2017 International Council of Nurses Congress: An Invaluable and Enriching Experience for Nursing Professionals from Across the Globe
• NCSBN Global Regulatory Atlas
• Pearson VUE Testing Center Updates
• NCLEX Special Research Section

• An Interview with Jennifer McKown, the First Participant in NCSBN’s Regulatory Scholars Program
• What APRNs Can Do to Address Opioids in America
• Nursing Education Outcomes and Metrics Committee
• Discussing the Partnership Model in Kansas
• Study Confirms: Transition to Practice Programs Worth the Investment
• Regulation 2030: Regulators Chart their Future
• New Simulation Language Added to NCSBN Education Model Rules
• Pearson VUE Testing Center Updates

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. On Jan. 5, 2015, the first candidates were able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2016, as well as historical data.