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Social media can be a very effective way of communicating in nursing, but guidelines for appropriate use by healthcare providers are essential. This article briefly introduces the phenomenon of social media and introduces three actual scenarios where nurses unintentionally violated appropriate use of social media in healthcare. The scenarios are discussed related to social media, career, concerns, and nursing regulation. Incorporating these and other examples with data from board of nursing cases, the nature of complaints against nurses is explored as well as common myths and misunderstandings about using social media platforms. Guidelines for appropriate use by nurses and available resources to inform policy are highlighted. Next steps in social media in nursing should include development of organizational level policies and educational programs on the use of social media.

Social media offers many opportunities to promote student engagement and interactivity; however, student nurses must be instructed in the appropriate use of this tool.  It is important for nursing programs to develop sound policies related to social media.  This article suggests social media policy guidelines and presents several tools for nurse educators to utilize while implementing their own policies.

In this article a program that takes an innovative, alternative approach to transitioning RNs into practice developed and implemented by nurse leaders in the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, Texas, is described and discussed.

In British Columbia, the regulatory body recognizes that providing support so nurses can meet the Standards of Practice helps protect the public and promote the goal of competent, ethical care. This article describes the mechanisms through which practice support is provided and some tools that help RNs apply standards and meet expectations for professional practice.

The authors introduce the Staircase Model for Professional Development as a framework for nurses’ growth as nurse professionals.   

Calls for innovation in nursing education have been prevalent in recent years.  In 2009, the Innovations in Education Regulation Committee, convened by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), worked collaboratively with other stakeholders to identify perceived and real barriers to innovation in nursing education and proposed model rules and statute language that boards of nursing could adapt to foster innovations in their state’s nursing programs.  The model language was unanimously adopted by NCSBN’s Member Boards.  Since then, NCSBN has conducted three surveys to determine the impact of NCSBN’s initiative as well as the state of innovations in nursing education.  Following a review of the committee’s work, this article presents survey data on innovation in nursing education over the last 3 years.

Le Conseil canadien des organismes de réglementation de la profession infirmière (CCORPI) et le National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) ont le plaisir d’annoncer le webinaire sur l’examen NCLEX. Ce webinaire donnera un aperçu du rôle des examens de réglementation et des raisons qui ont motivé le choix du NCLEX pour l’examen d’admission à la profession infirmière au Canada, présentera les éléments d’un examen adaptatif informatisé et expliquera l’élaboration du NCLEX. Le webinaire fournira aussi de l’information sur la façon dont les étudiantes et les enseignantes peuvent se préparer à l’examen NCLEX prévu pour 2015.

An article that explores scoring concepts and illustrates some differences among types of scores and properties of scores and scales.

This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2012. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.

Reprint from Journal of Nursing Regulation 2(4), 2012

This NCLEX-RN Webinar for Canadian Nursing Educators provides an overview of the role of regulatory examinations, why the NCLEX was selected for Canadian RN entry to practice, an introduction to the elements of computerized adaptive testing and NCLEX development, as well as information on how students and educators can prepare for the NCLEX in 2015.

The objectives of this webinar are:

• Introduce regulatory background of licensure examinations
• Provide an overview of the NCLEX development process
• Identify linkage between entry-level nursing practice analysis and NCLEX test plan
• Illustrate concepts of computerized adaptive testing as they relate to the NCLEX
• Highlight NCLEX information available on the NCSBN Website
• Identify NCLEX development opportunities for Canadian nursing experts

 

Why all the buzz about NCSBN’s World Café meeting?

In December of 2011, the NCSBN Nursing Education Committee hosted a World Café meeting as part of their work to make recommendations for the future of nursing program approval. This innovative meeting brought together regulators, educators and accreditors to shape the future of nursing education. The Webinar features the results of the World Café discussions and illustrates what contributed to its success. Next steps for nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) in moving forward with nursing program approval initiatives are discussed, highlighting our new online toolkit that provides NRBs with resources and support for requiring national nursing accreditation.

This engaging program will provide NRBs with an overview of:

• the concepts and themes from the World Cafe™ Education Meeting;
• tips on hosting a successful World Cafe™; and
• NCSBN tools to support NRBs with nursing education approval

Presenter: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN Director, Regulatory Innovations