Resource Center

• Our Saving Grace: How ORBS Helped Nurse Regulators During COVID-19
• Creating Improved Choice, Access and Equity: APRN Consensus Model and APRN Compact
• Pennsylvania Passes the Nurse Licensure Compact
• Rising to the Challenge: Administering a Crucial Exam During the Pandemic
• Update from the NCSBN Examinations Department

When the Pearson VUE Testing Centers were shuttered because of the COVID-19 crisis, exam resumption was never a question of if it would happen, it was simply a question of how quickly it could happen. Testing resumed eight days later with a modified NCLEX that maintained the integrity of the exam delivered in a testing environment that adhered to CDC guidelines for social distancing and disinfection.

To provide guidance to boards of nursing and nursing education programs that are receiving requests from students for alternate clinical experiences when the program’s clinical sites require the COVID-19 vaccine.

To address the misinformation being disseminated about COVID-19 by nurses.For the purposes of this statement, misinformation is defined as distorted facts, inaccurate or misleading information not grounded in the peer-reviewed scientific literature and counter to information being disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This opportunity will not only provide much needed clinical education to assist in meeting program requirements, it is an unparalleled opportunity for nursing students to assist the nation in a time of crisis and learn the principles of population health and emergency management. This academic-practice model demonstrates that in the midst of a periling disruption in the environment, such as COVID-19, continuous innovation can occur

2021 R. Louise McManus Award

Kim Glazier, M.Ed, RN, Executive Director, Oklahoma Board of Nursing

The R. Louise McManus Award is the most prestigious award. Individuals nominated for this award shall have made sustained and significant contributions through the highest commitment and dedication to the mission and vision of NCSBN. 

2020 R. Louise McManus Award

Lori Scheidt, MBA-HCM, Executive Director, Missouri State Board of Nursing

The R. Louise McManus Award is the most prestigious award. Individuals nominated for this award shall have made sustained and significant contributions through the highest commitment and dedication to the mission and vision of NCSBN.

2020 Founders Award

Elizabeth "Libby" Lund, MSN, RN, Former Executive Director, Tennessee Board of Nursing

This prestigious award is given only upon occasion that an individual with ethics, integrity and sincerity has demonstrated the highest regard for the ideals and beliefs upon which NCSBN was founded. 

2020 Founders Award

Carmen Catizone, MS, DPh, RPh, Former Executive Director/Secretary, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

This prestigious award is given only upon occasion that an individual with ethics, integrity and sincerity has demonstrated the highest regard for the ideals and beliefs upon which NCSBN was founded.

2020 Meritorious Service Award

Adrian Guerrero, CPM, Director of Operations, Kansas State Board of Nursing

The Meritorious Service Award is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN.

2020 Elaine Ellibee Award

Patricia Sharpnack, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Dean of the Breen School of Nursing & Strawbridge Professor, Ursuline College; Past President, Ohio Board of Nursing

The Elaine Ellibee Award is granted to a member who has served as a president and who has made significant contributions to NCSBN.

2020 Exceptional Contribution Award

Mary A. Baroni, PhD, RN, Vice Chair, Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission

The Exceptional Contribution Award is granted for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer.