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ICRS is an educational initiative, presented by NCSBN, that offers online and blended courses designed to cultivate and elevate nursing leaders and policy makers around the world.

This periodic performance of practice analyses (i.e., job analysis) studies assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the NCLEX-RN test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. This publication analyzes the U.S. and Canadian entry-level nursing testing populations, including the relevance of clinical judgment in the performance of nursing activities. Because changes can occur in registered nurse (RN) practice, practice analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle. Due to COVID-19, the RN practice analysis was conducted in 2021.

This periodic performance of practice analysis (i.e., job analysis) study assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the NCLEX-PN test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination. This publication analyzes the U.S. population of entry-level licensed practical/vocational (LPN/VN) nurse practice, including the relevance of clinical judgment in the performance of nursing activities. Because changes can occur in LPN/VN practice, practice analyses are conducted on a three-year cycle.

This webinar will show you how to run exam dynamic reports in Pearson VUE’s Business Intelligence (BI) reporting platform. NCSBN’s psychometric staff will introduce Candidate Reports, Program Reports and Quarterly Reports. More specifically, the differences between those reports will be explained. After this webinar, you will be able to run the reports that meet your needs, and subscribe to reports so the system will automatically generate and email the reports to schools.

NCSBN depends on nurses to assist in the NCLEX and REx-PN item development process.

The first NGN session of the morning will be a demonstration highlighting how the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) has been applied to the development of NGN case studies, including new including new test items that will be used on the NGN.