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To ensure public protection, each jurisdiction requires candidates for registered nurse licensure to meet set requirements that include passing an examination that measures the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level registered nurse. Triennially, NCSBN conducts a practice analysis to analyze entry-level RN practice. Using the data collected from the practice analysis, the NCLEX Test Plan is developed, which guides the selection of content and behaviors to be tested during NCLEX administration. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan, including new information effective with the test plan revision.

Nursys 101 - Search demonstrates how to locate a nurse in the Nursys database. The search features, quick search and searching from the menu are detailed. Searching tips are also provided.

Nursys 101 - Overview explains the purpose of the nursys.org website for U.S. Members and how the website is organized for an authorized user to access information on an individual nurse for the purpose of license verification, discipline and reporting.

Nursys 101 - Discipline demonstrates how to add discipline to a license. Also learn the steps for editing, revising and deleting discipline cases.

Nursys 101 - License Verification demonstrates an overview of the license verification process including how to track and acknowledge a verification in Nursys.

Nursys 101 - Adding a License demonstrates how to create a new license in Nursys for adding discipline.

Nursys 101 - Administrator provides instructions on how a Nursys administrator can manage their users and their user's permissions from within Nursys.

Nursys 101 - Speed Memo demonstrates how nursing regulatory bodies may securely and quickly communicate about nurse license information using the speed memo feature of Nursys. An authorized Nursys user will be able to communicate with staff in other jurisdictions that share the same license or discipline responsibilities to facilitate communication about data in Nursys. This video highlights the speed memo categories and how to direct your speed memo to another jurisdiction. The video also demonstrates how to search and filter the speed memos and to delete speed memos from the inbox or sent box.

Nursys 101 - Discipline for NLC Jurisdictions highlights features that support the discipline entry process, which apply to the Nurse Licensure Compact states. Entering Privilege to Practice and apply/extend PTP are detailed with an explanation and demonstration of linked discipline cases.

This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2018. NCSBN divides its Annual Report into two parts. The first part includes financial and business information including operating statements and listings of the Board of Directors, committees and staff that follows NCSBN’s fiscal year spanning Oct. 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2018. This document is posted here. 

• Groundbreaking, Comprehensive, Vital: The NCSBN National Nursing Guidelines for Medical Marijuana
• NCLEX Practice Exam Simulates the Experience of Taking the NCLEX
• Global Perspective: College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
• Helping to Drive the Change: Alabama Board of Nursing Highlights Voluntary Disciplinary Alternative Program with Awareness Campaign
• NCSBN Launches a New Awards Nomination Portal for the 2019 Awards Program
• 2019 NCLEX-RN Test Plan

NCSBN’s annual yearbook features events, activities and NCLEX Examination statistics for the entire calendar year 2017. This year we have an interactive version with the added feature of videos about NCSBN and comments from NCSBN awardees that you can access directly from the document. The interactive yearbook also features easily accessible links to other videos, slideshows and online resource materials as well as additional information about the subjects covered in the publication. We hope you will enjoy this evolving publication that documents all of NCSBN’s accomplishments and initiatives in the past year!