Resource Center

• Kathleen Williams Kafel of the University of Massachusetts, Boston College of Nursing and Health Sciences reports on the collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital to develop a clinical education model that aligns with the QSEN competencies
• Read about the preliminary report on the North Dakota Board of Nursing Nurse Faculty Intern pilot program, written by Linda Shanta, Constance B. Kalenek and Patricia Moulton of the North Dakota Board of Nursing
• Learn about the NCSBN Faculty Qualifications Committee recommendations

This study describes LPN/VN practice to assist NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the test plan that guides content distribution of the licensure examination.(© 2007)

This study describes post entry-level LPN/VN practice with the intention of determining if there are core nursing activity statements for LPN/VNs regardless of practice setting, specialty practice area and/or years of experience (© 2007)

This study assists NCSBN in evaluating the validity of the NCLEX-RN examination. This study is the first to describe post entry-level RN practice to determine if there is a core set of RN activity statements that can be used to assess core RN competencies regardless of practice setting, specialty area and years of experience. (© 2007)

• Linda Cronenwett and Gwen Sherwood of UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing explains how the QSEN project identifies competencies for nursing education
• Read reports from the 2007 Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE) meeting and the NCSBN PR&E Committee
• Information on the 2007 NCLEX-RN Test Plan is provided

• Debi Sampel of the Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio and Carol Holdcraft of the College of Nursing and Health at Wright State University describe a pilot program that incorporates a robot for faculty to interact with students remotely
• Learn about TERCAP, an electronic tool that will analyze data from across the country to identify causes of practice breakdown
• Marcia Blix Hobbs of Southeast Missouri State University outlines regulatory considerations when faculty members move across jurisdictions

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. (© 2007)

This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2007. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.

Abstract from Nurse Educator, 32(3), 2007

Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 18(2), 2007

Reprint from the Journal of Practical Nursing, 2007

Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 18(1), 2007