NCSBN provides several online websites and applications for its members, nurses, nursing candidates and nursing faculty. Many websites are accessible by members only through NCSBN Passport.
All members will be set up with a Passport account. Passport is NCSBN’s member management system. It provides members access to all NCSBN websites and applications. Members may contact their Passport Administrator to request access to applications. Passport Administrators are responsible for creating, managing and deactivating user accounts. If you do not know who your Passport Administrator is, submit an inquiry. For more information on Passport, view the Passport Guidelines.
FITS is a private tool for nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) to share information with other NRBs about imposter and/or fraudulent nurses.
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Access: fits.ncsbn.org (members only)
Details: About FITS
Contact: Submit an inquiry
Hive provides a space for collaboration and knowledge sharing for NCSBN knowledge networks and committees.
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Access: hive.ncsbn.org (members only)
Contact: Submit an inquiry
NCSBN's official journal, the Journal of Nursing Regulation, is dedicated to advancing regulatory excellence for the public’s protection and providing a worldwide forum for sharing research, evidence-based practice, and innovative strategies and solutions related to nursing regulation and practice, with the ultimate goal of safeguarding the public.
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Access: via ncsbn.org (members only)
Details: journalofnursingregulation.com (public)
Contact: Submit an inquiry
The NCLEX Administration Website is a secure, centralized location for nursing regulatory bodies to view and update candidate records, set eligibility statuses and enter accommodations requests.
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Access: pearsonvue.com/nclexmemberboard (members only)
Contact: Submit an inquiry
NCSBN's main website is ncsbn.org. Look in the For Member Boards section for regulatory tools and resources.
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Access: ncsbn.org (members log in for private content)
Contact: Submit an inquiry
Nursys is a comprehensive electronic information system that collects and stores a nurse's personal information, licensing information, disciplinary information and license verifications.
Access & Details
Access: nursys.org (members only)
Details: About nursys.org for members
Access: nursys.com (public)
Details: About nursys.com for the public
Contact: Submit an inquiry
The Web Survey Tool provides members the ability to survey other nursing regulatory bodies on topics relevant to their knowledge network. Survey groups include:
Access & Details
Access: surveys.ncsbn.org (members only)
Contact: Submit an inquiry
NCSBN Passport user ID access is not available for these websites.
The NCSBN Regulatory Atlas is the first comprehensive resource of nursing regulation around the world. It provides regulatory information for countries around the world, including licensure requirements, levels of nursing and mandatory education.
Access & Details
Access: regulatoryatlas.com
Contact: regulatoryatlas.com/contact-us
The International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) provides unprecedented opportunities for regulators from diverse jurisdictions to learn, interact and collaborate. The program fosters outstanding leadership development, the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills, and the generation of regulatory evidence. ICRS promotes collaboration, innovation and new ideas for the protection of the public and the future of professional regulation.
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Access: icrsncsbn.org
Contact: icrs@ncsbn.org
The INRC website is supported by NCSBN and provides an organized space for member and nonmember organizations to find contact information, browse resources news items related to nursing licensure and regulations, and read more about INRC’s mission and foundation.
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Access: inrc.com
Contact: Submit an inquiry
Member Board Profiles is a comprehensive database which provides detailed information about NCSBN's Member Boards. This data is collected through survey of the 59 Member Boards. The compiled data is available as a complete report or as a customized report via the Member Board Profiles Custom Report Tool.
Access & Details
Access: mbprofiles.ncsbn.org/CreateReport.aspx
Details: About Member Board Profiles
Contact: Submit an inquiry
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was created to combat fraud and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery. NCSBN serves as the NPDB reporting and querying agent for many boards of nursing. The exchange of discipline information is facilitated by Nursys, a larger and more extensive licensure and discipline database for nursing.
Previous to May 6, 2013, there were two federal databanks – National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB). On May 6, 2013, NPDB and HIPDB merged into one database, now referred to as NPDB.
Access & Details
Access: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Details:
Contact: Submit an inquiry
These applications developed by NCSBN simplifies electronic distribution of member meeting materials. The NCSBN Mailing Application for Administrators (NMAA) and the NCSBN Board Mailing Application (NBMA) for desktop are free for member use. NCSBN has used this software internally to provide access to board materials for its board of directors (BOD) and staff since 2009. Members can now utilize these applications to electronically distribute their board and committee materials in the same manner.
Access & Details
Access: granted after signed contract with NCSBN
Details: NCSBN Mailing Applications for Meeting Materials
Contact: Submit an inquiry
The NursingAmerica campaign is raising awareness of APRNs and advocating for legislation across the country.
Access & Details
Access: nursingamerica.org
Contact: nursingamerica@ncsbn.org
The Optimal Regulatory Board System (ORBS) is a new solution for license management and discipline enforcement.
Access & Details
Access: Granted after signed contract with NCSBN (members only)
Details: ORBS
Contact: Submit an inquiry