Resource Center

• Preparing Clinical Educators to Bridge the Gaps in Clinical Education
• School Spotlight: Integrating Regulatory Content into Nursing Curriculum
• Collaboration in Action: How a State Nursing Workforce Center and Nursing Regulatory Board Unite to Support Nursing
• Clinical Teaching Toolkit: No-Cost, Online Resources
• Vocational Nursing Courses Support Nursing Career Path for Texas High School Students
• My Experience as a Scholar in Residence
• NCSBN Launches National Nursing Education Database Dashboard: Resource Spotlights Key Quality Indicators of US Nursing Education Programs

The NCLEX-PN test plan includes an in-depth overview of the content categories along with new details about administration of the exam as well as clinical judgment.

The NCLEX-RN test plan includes an in-depth overview of the content categories along with new details about administration of the exam as well as clinical judgment.

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• Distinctive Insights into Nursing Programs No One Else Provides: NCSBN Launches National Nursing Education Database
• Embracing Change: The College of Registered Nurses of Alberta Wins NCSBN’s 2025 Regulatory Achievement Award
• Pathways to Leadership: Leading with Purpose
• NCLEX Online Update: Our Commitment to Public Protection is Non-negotiable
• Reflections on the NLC 25th Anniversary in 2025

With nominations now open for the annual NCSBN Awards Program, NCSBN Member Engagement offered an informational kickoff designed to make the awards nomination process as smooth and streamlined as possible. Led by Member Outreach Director Jason Schwartz, MS, the webinar covered the following topics:

• Award categories and eligibility;
• The new and improved FY 2026 awards nomination form; and
• Sample awards submissions and resources.

The award submission deadline is March 26, 2026.

Nursys Quarterly Education Session providing an overview of Nursys Reports at Your Fingertips.

This webinar discusses ongoing REx-PN development to support the valid and reliable assessment of the knowledge and abilities required to practice safe and effective registered practical nursing at the entry-level in British Columbia and Ontario. 

This webinar discusses ongoing REx-PN development to support the valid and reliable assessment of the knowledge and abilities required to practice safe and effective registered practical nursing at the entry-level in British Columbia and Ontario. 

This webinar provides a brief overview of the accommodations, misconduct and re-entry processes. An Operations Exam Specialist walks you through a detailed session where you learn about the accommodations process, candidate rule-violation and misconduct procedure and the re-entry process for previous passing candidates.

• NCSBN’s Journal of Nursing Regulation: Celebrating 15 Years of Knowledge Research & Impact
• A Steward of Purpose: Reflecting on My Leadership Journey with NCSBN
• 2025 NCSBN Annual Meeting Recap
• Congratulations to Our 2025 NCSBN Awardees
• Member Engagement Update: Two New Awards Debut at 2025 NCSBN Annual Meeting
• Congratulations to Joey Ridenour!

The NCLEX is a variable-length computerized adaptive test (CAT). It resorts to modern psychometric theory coupled with the state-of-the-art computer-driven administration to deliver a psychometrically sound, standardized exams for evaluating candidates’ performance with the passing standard required to conduct safe, entry-level nursing practice. This session l describes the background and algorithms behind the NCLEX CAT methodology.