Websites & Applications

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.

NCSBN Passport Websites & Tools

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

FITS is a private tool for nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) to share information with other NRBs about imposter and/or fraudulent nurses.

Access & Details
Access: fits.ncsbn.org (members only)
Details: About FITS
Contact: Submit an inquiry

Hive

Hive provides a space for collaboration and knowledge sharing for NCSBN knowledge networks and committees.

Access & Details
Access: hive.ncsbn.org (members only)
Contact: Submit an inquiry

Journal of Nursing Regulation

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.

Access & Details
Access: via ncsbn.org (members only)
Details: journalofnursingregulation.com (public)
Contact: Submit an inquiry

NCLEX Administration

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.

Access & Details
Access: pearsonvue.com/nclexmemberboard (members only)

Contact: Submit an inquiry

NCSBN Website

NCSBN's main website is ncsbn.org. Look in the For Member Boards section for regulatory tools and resources.

Access & Details

Access: ncsbn.org (members log in for private content)

Contact: Submit an inquiry

NURSYS and NURSYS.com

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

Web Survey Tool

The Web Survey Tool provides members the ability to survey other nursing regulatory bodies on topics relevant to their knowledge network. Survey groups include:

APRN
Compact Administrators
Education
Executive Officers
Practice

Access & Details

Access: surveys.ncsbn.org (members only)
Contact: Submit an inquiry

Other NCSBN Websites & Tools

NCSBN Passport user ID access is not available for these websites.

Global Regulatory Atlas (GRA)

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

International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS)

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.

Access & Details

Access: icrsncsbn.org

Contact: icrs@ncsbn.org

International Nurse Regulator Collaborative Website

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.

Access & Details

Access: inrc.com

Contact: Submit an inquiry

Member Board Profiles

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

National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)

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

NCSBN Mailing Applications for Meeting Materials

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