Resource Center

Distinguished Achievement Award

Deb Soholt, RN, MS, South Dakota State Senator, Director of Women’s Health, Avera Medical Group

The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to an individual whose contributions or accomplishments have impacted NCSBN’s mission and vision.

A survey was disseminated to the BON, inquiring about their approval processes. The attached, contains the weighted average of Questions 1 & 2 along with a summary report.

The Tri-Regulator Collaborative is urging that steps be taken by all stakeholders to bring uniformity and interoperability to EHRs across all practice settings.

Practitioner wellness is a patient safety issue impacting an increasing number of practitioners each year. It is a complex problem that demands a comprehensive and transparent approach in identifying, treating, and preventing burnout and other stress-related conditions.

Topic: High-Level NGN Overview

This webinar will educate participants on the basic principles of program code maintenance, provide information on the program code resources available to nursing regulatory bodies and clarify common program code questions.

This webinar will provide information on how the candidate level change is processed. In addition, participants will be able to fill out the Candidate Level Change Request form and verify the change.

• Collaborating for the Future of Regulation: 2017 NCSBN Annual Meeting Recap
• The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC): Important Information for All Nurses
• The 2017 International Council of Nurses Congress: An Invaluable and Enriching Experience for Nursing Professionals from Across the Globe
• NCSBN Global Regulatory Atlas
• Pearson VUE Testing Center Updates
• NCLEX Special Research Section

• An Interview with Jennifer McKown, the First Participant in NCSBN’s Regulatory Scholars Program
• What APRNs Can Do to Address Opioids in America
• Nursing Education Outcomes and Metrics Committee
• Discussing the Partnership Model in Kansas
• Study Confirms: Transition to Practice Programs Worth the Investment
• Regulation 2030: Regulators Chart their Future
• New Simulation Language Added to NCSBN Education Model Rules
• Pearson VUE Testing Center Updates

This annual publication provides national and state summary data of member boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations. On Jan. 5, 2015, the first candidates were able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2016, as well as historical data. 

This study reports the activities performed and the essential knowledge needed by certified entry-level medication aides/medication assistants (MAs) employed in various health care settings. The findings from this study are used to evaluate the validity of the test plan, content outline and examination questions for the MA certification examination.

As countries across sub-Saharan Africa work towards universal health coverage and HIV epidemic control, investments seek to bolster the quality and relevance of the health workforce. The African Health Profession Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) partnered with 17 countries across East, Central, and Southern Africa to ensure nurses and midwives were authorized and equipped to provide essential HIV services to pregnant women and children with HIV.