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Nurses agree that direct practice with actual patients is vital, but the teaching methodologies and faculty-student relationships that optimize students’ learning in clinical settings have not been documented. This study examined students’ thinking and their interactions with faculty during clinical experiences at three academic nursing programs. Findings suggest that missed opportunities for learning, inadequate measures for clinical progress and learning, and lack of interprofessional practice are failing to optimize student clinical learning experiences.

Access to safe health care when a nurse is not present is a public protection issue facing many boards of nursing. This is especially true in schools where a nurse is not present to provide care for children with diabetes. This study examined the safety and effectiveness of a model of care that linked trained unlicensed school personnel to registered nurses (RNs) via telehealth technology to delegate and supervise diabetes care tasks, including insulin administration. The study took place from December 2010 to May 2013, and 5,568 doses of insulin were administered safely by unlicensed personnel. Surveys taken before and after implementation measured the perceptions of parents and school personnel regarding the safety and efficacy of the model of care. Statistical results showed large degrees of effectiveness. This study provides preliminary evidence supporting regulatory changes for the delegation of insulin administration and other diabetes care tasks by RNs.

NCSBN conducted a standard-setting study in October 2012 to establish the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery

(MELAB) passing standard, as related to entry-level nursing practice.

Analysis of data from a nine-year span indicated that nursing practice environment had become more complex; thus, the question arose about the current length of the entry-level nurse period.

Summary data for multiple categories of candidates, U.S. and international, is provided for performance on NCSBN's two nurse licensure examinations, the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN.

A practice analysis study aims to investigate the applicability of the 2013 NCLEX-RN Test Plan to the Canadian testing population. The study surveyed Canadian entry-level registered nurses (RNs) and found similar results with those obtained from U.S. entry-level RNs. It validates the applicability of the 2013 NCLEX-RN Test Plan to the Canadian testing population.

• Whitney Hunter shares her journey joining the Idaho Board of Nursing as a consumer member in "A Day in the Life of a Nurse Regulator." Learn how Hunter serves as the voice of the public and what a public member’s role is on a board of nursing.
• The 2014 legislative session is underway and as many as 18 states have introduced bills that would align with at least one element of the APRN Consensus Model. Learn what states are doing to move closer to consensus.
• To help combat the growing issue of substance use disorder in nursing, NCSBN has released two new Learning Extension courses, a video and two free brochures to provide nurses and nursing students with much needed education on SUD in the workplace.

• April 1, 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the first NCLEX examination to be administered via computerized adaptive testing (CAT). To celebrate this milestone, we look at the evolution of CAT and follow the NCLEX’s technological journey from paper-and-pencil to a computer-based examination.
• Mark Majek of the Texas Board of Nursing explains the importance of leaders knowing when to "lead, follow or get out of the way."
• Two executive officers new to their role reflect on their first NCSBN Midyear Meeting experience.
• Like any country’s nursing regulation, Canada has its own unique practices, approaches, and legislative and regulatory frameworks. Learn more about nursing regulation in Canada and British Columbia as Cynthia Johansen of the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia discusses nursing regulation from a global perspective.

In order to support the expansion of new nursing programs within existing jurisdictions as well as to accommodate the expansion of the NCLEX in Canada, NCSBN is lengthening the NCLEX Educational Program Codes from 5 to 10 characters. This webinar explains the change to the Program Codes and provides key dates. Members can use this information to communicate the change to the program codes to the programs within their jurisdiction. 

• Learn how the strategic initiatives serve as a roadmap to NCSBN’s success
• Gloria Damgaard of the South Dakota Board of Nursing reflects on her road to leadership
• Take an in-depth look at two NCSBN studies and their potential impact on the future of nursing
• Maura Pidgeon of the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland discusses nursing regulation from a global perspective
• Discover how the NCLEX is avoiding language usage confusion on the exam

To support the expansion of new nursing programs within as the U.S. and to accommodate the addition of the nursing programs in Canada, NCSBN is lengthening the NCLEX education program codes to 10 characters. This video provides an overview of these changes for member boards.