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NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

Moderator:
Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

Panelists:

• Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, APRN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professionals
• Karen C. Lyon, PhD, ANCC, MBA, APRN-CNS, NEA, Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO, National League for Nursing
• Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Nursing Informatics Officer, MD Anderson

NCSBN IT staff discuss the reports at your fingertips option in nursys.com and how they relate the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).

This short video helps explain the Nurse Licensure Compact to recent nurse graduates.

New NLC Rules take effect on January 2, 2024. This webinar explains how it will impact nurses needing to change their Primary State of Residence (PSOR) following a move from one compact state to another compact state.

NCSBN protects you and your trust in nursing through policy, data and innovation.

NCSBN staff answers questions from attendees at the 2023 NCSBN NCLEX Conference.

Nurse educator experts answer questions from attendees at the 2023 NCSBN NCLEX Conference.

NCSBN staff answers questions from attendees at the 2023 NCSBN NCLEX Conference.

Standard setting is a process used by testing professionals to determine the passing score on a test. It is an important step in establishing the validity and legal defensibility of an exam program. The NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams are reevaluated for their respective passing standards triennially. In this session, NCSBN staff discuss the steps involved in setting NCLEX passing standards, including how to set the passing standard on Next Generation NCLEX items.

The NGN launched on April 1, 2023, to better measure nursing candidates’ clinical judgment and decision making abilities through the use of innovative item types. This session will give an update on the NGN project.

The NCLEX is a variable-length computerized adaptive test (CAT). It resorts to modern psychometric theory coupled with the state-of-the-art computer-driven administration to deliver a psychometrically sound, standardized exams for evaluating candidates’ performance with the passing standard required to conduct safe, entry-level nursing practice. This session describes the background and algorithms behind the NGN CAT methodology.

The NGN scores items using one of three scoring rules: 0/1 scoring rule, +/- scoring rule or the rationale scoring rule. This session explores each of these three scoring rules by using examples that cover all eligible item types on the NCLEX exam. Additionally, the session will cover general information about using the Partial Credit Model to convert the item scores onto the NCLEX scale.