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2013 NCSBN Annual Report
This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2013. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.
2013 | Publications
Nursing Clinical Decision-Making: A Literature Review
The aim of this paper is to review the factors that contribute to clinical judgment and decision-making of novice nurses.
2012 | Publications
The Do鈥檚 and Don鈥檛s of Board Behavior in Formal Hearings
2012 | Video
2012 Prelicensure Nursing Program Approval
This is Part II of the Nursing Education Committee document, which contains strategies for moving forward on the future of approval of BONs. As part of this work, the committee members hosted a World Cafe' meeting, where the participants dialogued about the alignment of approval, education and accreditation. See the monograph that resulted from that World Cafe' meeting.
2012 | Papers
2010 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 52)
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.
2012 | Publications
2011 Knowledge Survey of Medication Aides Employed in Nursing Homes/Long-term Care, Hospitals/Acute Care and Community/Home Health Care Settings
This study identifies the knowledge needed by certified entry-level medication aides/assistants. The results of this study (i.e., the important knowledge statements) will be used to assist item development.
2012 | Exams Research
Item Pool Design for an Operational Variable-Length Computerized Adaptive Test
Published in Educational and Psychological Measurement
2012 | Research Item
Nursing Clinical Decision-Making: A Literature Review
This literature review is for internal use and has not been published externally.
2012 | Research Item
Comparison Between Dichotomous and Polytomous Scoring of Innovative Items in a Large-scale Computerized Adaptive Test
Published in Educational and Psychological Measurement
2012 | Research Item
Measuring Post-Licensure Competence with Simulation: The Nursing Performance Profile
A valid, reliable practice assessment is needed to support intervention on the public's behalf when the pattern of a nurse's performance results in or is likely to result in patient harm. A collaborative multiagency research team developed and tested a criterion-referenced competency assessment process, using high-fidelity clinical simulation based on the Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis and Practice Responsibility and the Clinical Competency Assessment of Newly Licensed Nurses. The 41-item instrument includes nine competency categories essential for safe practice. The instrument used with high-fidelity simulation testing shows promise as a reliable, valid method for identifying unsafe nursing practice.
2012 | Research Item
Results of the 歐美口爆 (NCSBN) National Simulation Survey: Part II
The purpose of this article is to report additional data gathered during the NCSBN 2010 nationwide simulation survey of 1,729 nursing programs in the US. It serves as a companion article to the initial survey data reported by Hayden in 2010.
2012 | Research Item
The First National Survey of Medication Aides (vol. 51)
The First National Survey of Medication Aides was developed with the goal of providing insights into medication aide (MA) education, training, supervision and work role from the MA perspective. The results will help regulators make decisions about the implementation or development of safe and effective MA programs.
2012 | Exams Research