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To ensure public protection, each province requires graduates for practical nursing to meet set requirements that include passing an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a new entry-level  Practical Nurse (LPN/RPN). Every five years in collaboration with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and College of Nursing of Ontario (CNO), NCSBN conducts a practice analysis to analyze entry-level LPN/RPNs Canadian practice. Using the data collected from the practice analysis, the REx-PN Test Plan is developed, which guides the selection of content and behaviors to be tested during REx-PN administration. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2019 REx-PN Practice Analysis and the 2022 REx-PN Test Plan.

Webinar attendees will be provided with updates on the Next Generation NCLEX project (NGN). Topics covered include an overview of the NCSBN clinical judgment measurement model (NCJMM), an in-depth explanation of Layer 4 and how it fits into the action model. 

Topic: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses

Donna Ignatavicius, President, DI Associates, Inc., answers questions about effective ways to apply the NCJMM in your classroom.

Looking for effective ways to apply the NCJMM in your classroom? In this presentation, nationally renowned nursing education expert, Donna Ignatavicius, provides you with concrete tips and techniques.

NCSBN COO, Phil Dickison, welcomes participants to the 2020 NCLEX Conference.

This session will follow-up from the previous presentation to new item types and scoring provide further examples of the new item types used to measure CJ. Additionally, information about the underlying scoring of the different item types will be presented.

During this session, a demonstration will highlight how the NCJMM has been applied to the development of NGN case studies, including new test items that will be used on the NGN

NCSBN ensures the fair and secure delivery of the NCLEX by administering the exam under strict supervision and security measures. The first part of this session will highlight the security measures NCSBN has put in place for the NCLEX, including incidents that occur at testing centers as well as our confidentiality agreement with both students and educators. During the second part of this session, you will learn about the testing accommodation process, including the roles of the candidate, NCSBN, Pearson VUE and nursing regulatory bodies.

We will explore the NCLEX 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.

The first NGN session of the morning will provide an overview of the foundational NGN work in measuring clinical judgment (CJ) for entry-level nursing. The findings from the functional and strategic practice analysis will be presented along with the foundational research on CJ that led to the development of the NCJMM.

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