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Practice analysis studies assist in evaluating the validity of the test plan, which guides the content distribution of the REx-PN. This presentation will provide an overview of the evidence-based methodology NCSBN uses to determine what content should appear on the REx-PN exam.

We will explore the candidate registration process as well as the online resources NCSBN has available to educators and students. This session will highlight what candidates should expect before, during and after the exam.

Are you wondering how NCSBN ensures fairness for all groups taking the REx-PN examination? Will candidates with comparable nursing knowledge perform similarly on exam items, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or other factors irrelevant to nursing practice? This session will describe how Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) panels contribute to the fairness and legal defensibility of an exam.

November, 2021 

• Obtaining Clinical Hours for Students during the Pandemic: Creative Solutions
• Innovative Clinical Solutions from Schools of Nursing during COVID-19
• Key Nursing Organizations Provide Recommendations for Unvaccinated Students in Nursing Programs
• How the Practice/Academic Partnership Model Helped One State During COVID-19
• 2021 NCLEX Conference Highlights Exam Changes
• Pennsylvania and Ohio Enact the Nurse Licensure Compact
• Debunking Misleading Medical Memes and Links with Media Literacy
• Updating the Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs) of Graduates of Texas Nursing Programs: Evidenced by Knowledge, Clinical Judgments and Behaviors
• NCSBN’s 2020 National Nursing Workforce Survey Reveals Noteworthy Trends for Educators

Topic: NGN Case Study and Stand-alone Comparison

This short tutorial provides an overview of the principles of item writing, allows participants to develop REx-PN style items and highlights REx-PN resources available.

During this session, a high-level overview will be provided based on the Next Generation NCLEX test design that incorporates clinical judgment. Information will be provided which highlights those aspects of the NCLEX that will remain the same and what will be changing. This session will provide the first glimpse into the new structure and design of the Next Generation NCLEX exam.