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NCSBN produces a wide variety of publications, online courses, videos, brochures and newsletters presenting in-depth information and best practice techniques that contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.

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Knowledge Network
Year

  • Fall 2006 Leader to Leader

    • Pamela Boyers of the Riverside Methodist Hospitals describes her hospitals' Virtual Care Unit and its implications for training teams of health care workers in collaboration and communication
    • A summary of the report on Evidence-Based Nursing Education for Regulation (EBNER) includes a list of recommendations is provided
    • Learn about interdisciplinary collaboration in regulation
    • A summary of NSCBN research studies on transition experiences and simulation training is explored

    2006  | Magazines

  • Spring 2006 Leader to Leader

    Topics in this issue include:

    • The development of the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE), written by Marna Flaherty Robb, Christine A. Tanner, Paula Gubrud-Howe and Kathleen Potempa of the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing
    • Summaries of the NCSBN forum on Evidence-Based Education
    • Discussion of the transition of newly licensed nurses to practice

    2006  | Magazines

  • 2005 RN Practice Analysis: NCSBN Executive Summary

    NCSBN performs job (practice) analysis studies every three years. This is an executive summary of the 2005 RN Practice Analysis.

    2005  | Publications

  • Clinical Instruction in Prelicensure Nursing Programs

    NCSBN's membership takes the position that all prelicensure students should have supervised, clinical experiences with actual patients, at the level of licensure to which they are seeking. This paper provides the background and evidence for that decision.

    2005  | Papers

  • Systematic Review of Studies on Nursing Education Outcomes: An Evolving Review

    This paper critically reviews the available research on methodologies used to educate nurses, particularly looking at those studies that identify outcomes. Specified criteria were used for selecting the studies, and each study was reviewed with regard to: sample, comparison studied, procedures, key results, strengths and weaknesses, and implications for boards of nursing. Adopted August, 2005.

    2005  | Papers

  • 2004 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX Examination Statistics (Vol. 20)

    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. (© 2005)

    2005  | Publications

  • The Impact of Differing Field-testing Procedures on the Accuracy of Item Calibrations in a Computerized Adaptive Test

    Presented at AERA

    2005  | Research Item

  • Examining Changes in Item Difficulty Estimates Across Years for a High Stakes Licensure CAT

    Presented at AERA

    2005  | Research Item

  • 2005 RN Practice Analysis: NCSBN Executive Summary

    NCSBN performs job (practice) analysis studies every three years. This is an executive summary of the 2005 RN Practice Analysis.

    2005  | Exams Research

  • Report of Findings from the 2005 RN Practice Analysis (Vol. 21)

    The purpose of this practice analysis is to describe and compare the practice characteristics and activities of newly licensed registered nurses (RNs). The empirical findings are used to evaluate the 2007 NCLEX-RN Test Plan (© 2005).

    2005  | Exams Research

  • 2005 NCSBN Annual Report

    This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2005. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements, a timeline of NCSBN activities and NCSBN facts.

    2005  | Publications

  • Re-Evaluating the NCLEX-RN Passing Standard

    Reprint from the Journal of Nursing Measurement, 13(2), 2005

     

    2005  | Publications