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  • InFocus_Summer_2021.pdf

    Registration is now open. 2020 NCLEX® Exams Stats The 2020 NCLEX Examination® Statistics are now available. This annual publication provides data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations and also includes data on the candidates who have been able to take the NCLEX-RN for purposes of licensure/ registration in Canada since Jan. 5, 2015. This publication provides a brief overview of how CAT works, how the passing standard is set, and how the pass/fail decision is made at the beginning. The main part of the publication is a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2020 and includes the pass rates by candidate type, degree type and country.

  • transcript_2022lpp_jjordan.pdf

    And let's be honest, the accomplishment was the big goal of the Apollo program. We didn't find space people that we could converse with. As far as we know, we didn't find anything on the moon that cures cancer or ends starvation. We didn't find anything, you know, moon gold that is better than our gold or anything along those lines. We found that we could do it. We found that we could go further than we had ever thought that we could go, but that was about it, and for the expense that the program cost. The question's about whether or not it's worth it came back.

  • Barbara Blozen: Candidate for President-elect | NCSBN

    I hold Professor Emeritus status, and have taught at the prelicensure, RN-BSN and Masters levels, and continue to teach. In addition to my publications and international presentations i.e. Sigma (Theta Tau International) I was awarded grants from Robert Wood Johnson New Careers in Nursing and The Gold Foundation. My tenure as the New Jersey Board of Nursing President has provided me with several regulatory experiences. In my leadership role and position as President of the NJ BON it was my duty to mentor, lead and guide new appointees. The BON has seen three different executive officers under my tenure and, an addition of two new BON nursing positions for which I advocated.

  • InFocus_Vol1_2023.pdf

    We’re not in fight or flight mode at this point, where we feel that emergency declarations are necessary. So, legislators can calmly think about what makes the most sense to help their state going into the future. When it comes to RNs and LPN/VNs, I think with nearly 40 states in the NLC, it is the gold standard for https://www.tfah.org/article/new-report-places-25-states-and-dc-in-high-performance-tier-on-10-public-health-emergency-preparedness-measures/ 22 | In Focus 2023, Vol. 1 | 23 continued from page 21 dealing with public health crises and emergencies.”

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    APRN Practice in a Virtual World Slide 3: Disclosure Slide 4: Objectives Slide 5: Is Telehealth a Different Kind of Care? Slide 6: Telehealth Terminology Slide 7: Telehealth Terminology Slide 8: Telehealth Modalities Slide 9: APRN Telehealth Roles Slide 10: APRN Telehealth Roles Slide 11: APRN Telehealth Roles Slide 12: APRN Telepractice Roles Slide 13: Best Practices: The Art of the Virtual Visit Slide 14: Ahead of the Virtual Visit Slide 15: Digital Equity and Inclus ...

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    Next Steps… Research: A sophisticated model that will identify the important and redundant predictors among the set of reviewed quality indicators. Thank you! Questions? nspector@ncsbn.org mailto:nspector@ncsbn.org Slide 1 Slide 2: Evidence-Based Quality Indicators of Nursing Education Programs: An Analysis of 5 years of data Slide 3 Slide 4: USDE or National Accreditors are Not Evidence-Based Slide 5: NCSBN Conducted 3 National Studies Slide 6 Slide 7: National Delphi Slide 8 ...

  • Transcript_2026aprn_sidzik.pdf

    I jokingly told someone, you know, that the grant was funded through the fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and we spent all of the money, plus some, trying to figure out who actually ran nurse practitioner programs in this country, and to try to reach out to them. ©2026 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 But we did end up finding everyone, and we emailed all of them with our request. So, we collected all degrees, and we collected certification reports beginning in 2019 through 2023, and we asked them for both their ANCC and their AANP Certification Board results.

  • LPN_Practice_Analysis_FINAL.pdf

    Correspondence of Population, Sample and Responders for the 2018 LPN/VN Practice Analysis Jurisdiction Population 2018 Paper Sample 2018 Paper Respondents 2018 Web Sample 2018 Web Respondents % N % N % N % N % Alabama 18 108 18 21 25 111 19 24 17 Alaska 00 1 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 American Samoa 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 Arizona 10 60 10 5 06 57 10 12 09 Arkansas 22 134 22 14 17 130 22 32 23 California 131 785 131 114 137 748 125 165 118 Colorado 07 41 07 8 10 39 07 9 06 Connecticut 11 65 11 1 ...

  • Transcript_2026dcm_bguye.pdf

    Think about that all the time, right? You have people that cheat in the Olympics all the time, go on the Olympic stand, go on the medal stand, get their moment of glory, right? The national anthem plays. Six months later, you find out, oh, they're on steroids. Second place, here's a gold medal. ©2026 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 They get sent the gold medal, and that's it, right? There's no redo of the medal ceremony. There's no redo of that time in the glory for these athletes. And that's hard because a lot of people have a lot of built-up animosity and anger and rightfully so.

  • Statement from the Tri-Council for Nursing: When Nurses Vote, Health Care Policy Changes for the Better | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. AACN establishes quality standards for nursing education, influences the nursing profession to improve health care, and promotes public support of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, research, and practice. For more information about AACN, visit  aacnnursing.org  and connect with us on  LinkedIn ,  Facebook , and  X . About the American Nurses Association The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 5 million registered nurses.