Resource Center

• Nursing Workforce Crisis: Creating a Safe Environment -- Addressing Workplace Violence
• The NCSBN Board of Directors: A Path Forward in Collaboration -- One Member Board President's Perspective
• Engagement and Belonging: NCSBN Approves Two New Canadian Exam User Members
• 2024 NCSBN Annual Meeting: Every Moment Matters

As nursing practice evolves, periodic reviews of the NCLEX passing standard are part of the test validation efforts in aligning the NCLEX passing standard with the current entry-level scope of nursing practice. This webinar will provide an overview of what standard setting is and our current practice in setting the NCLEX passing standard. The Examinations Measurement and Testing team will present the webinar.

This brochure is designed to help both new and experienced nurses understand how social media can be properly used in the profession without breaking patient privacy and confidentiality laws. It outlines:

• Potential consequences for violating patient confidentiality by using various scenarios and situations
• Uncovers common myths and misunderstandings about social media
• Provides tips for how nurses can use social media appropriately while avoiding disclosing confidential patient information 

• An Analysis of Nursing Program Self-Study Reports at the Texas Board of Nursing
• Transitioning to Competency-Based Nursing Education
• Q&A: State’s Curriculum Requirements for Nurse Licensure
• Empowering Nurse Educators: Unleashing the Power of Next Generation NCLEX
• Practice Experiences in Entry-Level Post-Licensure Nursing Programs
• Fraud Detection: Guidance for Employers and Educators
• The NCSBN Regulatory Scholars Program: Developing Future Educators and Regulators

This brochure helps nursing students, educators, health care organizations and the public understand and apply the concepts of professional boundaries between a nurse and a client.  

NCSBN staff discuss the Nursys Rejection and Exceptions Report.

Summary data for multiple categories of candidates, U.S. and international, is provided for performance on NCSBN's two nurse licensure examinations, the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN. 

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.

This paper has data from NCSBN’s Annual Report Program on 798 nursing programs in 2020 and 929 in 2021, related to the effect of COVID-19 on nursing education programs.