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Report of Findings from the 2012 LPN/VN Nursing Knowledge Survey (Vol. 59)
This study identifies the knowledge needed by newly licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs). The results of this study (i.e., the important knowledge statements) will be used to inform item development.
2013 | Exams Research
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
Changes in Healthcare Professions' Scope of Practice
Changes in Healthcare Professions’ Scope of Practice: Legislative Considerations is a result of a collaborative effort in 2006 by representatives from six healthcare regulatory organizations. It has been developed to assist legislators and regulatory bodies in making policy decisions related to healthcare professions’ scopes of practice.
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
Guidelines for Dual Certification in Acute-Care and Primary-Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Programs
In increasing numbers, pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) students seek educational programs that prepare them for dual certification in acute care and primary care. In 2008, an AFPNP research team of faculty experts was convened to examine areas of commonality and distinction between acute-care and primary-care PNP programs. Based on the results of surveys and interviews, an AFPNP task force created guidelines for combined educational programs that prepare students for dual certification as acute-care and primary-care PNPs.
2012 | Research Item