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  • NIRSC_Minutes_June_2024_Approved.pdf

    National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Printed from the NCSBN Members Only Web site, www.ncsbn.org 1 NCLEX Item Review Subcommittee (NIRSC) Minutes Date: June 18-20, 2024 Time: 8:30 AM Central Location: Chicago, IL Meeting Facilitators: NEC Chairperson, Christine Penney, RN, MPA, PhD (BC – Exam User), NEC Co-Chairperson, JaCinda Downs, EdD, MSN, BSN (MN – Area II) Recorder: Anne Buttolph, DNP, RN, CCRN, CHSE, NCSBN CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by the NCSBN NEC Committee Representative, Christine Penney 0850.

  • NIRSC_February_2025_Minutes.pdf

    National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Printed from the NCSBN Members Only Web site, www.ncsbn.org 1 NCLEX Item Review Subcommittee (NIRSC) Minutes Date: February 4-6, 2025 Time: 8:30 AM Central Location: Chicago, IL Meeting Facilitators: NEC Chairperson, JaCinda Downs, EdD, MSN, BSN (MN – Area II), NEC Co- Chairperson, Stacy Harper, MHS, RN, CCNE, (Alberta – Exam User Member) Recorder: Emily Paulucci, NCSBN CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by the NCSBN NEC Committee Representative, Jacinda Downs.

  • nirsc_minutes_september_2025.pdf

    National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Printed from the NCSBN Members Only Web site, www.ncsbn.org 1 NCLEX Item Review Subcommittee (NIRSC) Minutes Date: September 16-18, 2025 Time: 8:30 AM Central Location: Chicago, IL Meeting Facilitator: NEC Chairperson, Kristin Benton, RN, DNP (TX – Area III) Recorder: Emily Paulucci, NCSBN CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by the NCSBN NEC Committee Representative, Kristin Benton, at 8:55 am.

  • NIRSC-February-2026-Minutes.pdf

    National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Printed from the NCSBN Members Only Web site, www.ncsbn.org 1 NCLEX Item Review Subcommittee (NIRSC) Minutes Date: February 3-5, 2026 Time: 8:30 AM Central Location: Chicago, IL Meeting Facilitator: NEC Chairperson, Melissa Panton, MN, RN (PEI RN – Exam User Member) Recorder: José Martínez Rodríguez, NCSBN CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Melissa Panton at 9:09 am.

  • SUD_Brochure_2014.pdf

    Although alcohol is the drug of choice for the general population, nurses have increased access to controlled substances, contributing to a higher incidence of dependence on them. Chemical, mind-altering substances result in long-lasting changes to the brain, which is why addiction is a chronic and relapsing brain disease.

  • transcript_pdickison.pdf

    In overtime, they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, sorry, Ohio, and he scored 69 points in a single game. What is little known about that game is there was a rookie named Stacy King. Stacy King got a few minutes of play and he scored one point. After the game, the reporters were crowded around Michael Jordan. They wanted to know about Michael Jordan's 69 points.

  • 2022NCLEX_jbetts.pdf

    Note: This is exactly how the exam works today. After Minimum Length Exam • An additional 65 stand-alone items can be administered • Variable length CAT can stop any time within the limit if a decision rule is triggered, i.e., 95%CI, ROOT, or if they take the Maximum Items Item Selection • Each item has a 10% chance of having a CJ item to be selected, expect about 6 or 7 of these items • If not selected for a CJ item, then items selected according to the content area test bluep ...

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    Rationales were provided to the committee regarding any feedback that did not result in changes to the documents. The full committee provided comments and insight on the proposed changes to each section and the respective subcommittees met to discuss the additional feedback. Printed from the NCSBN Members Only Web site, www.ncsbn.org 2 Outreach Plan The committee discussed how best to present the final proposed drafts to the membership and what outreach might be utilized to better prepare them to vote on the changes at the 2026 Delegate Assembly. Staff confirmed that these suggestions would be taken into consideration when planning for upcoming meetings and would work with NCSBN Marketing to implement them accordingly.

  • 14_Telehealth.pdf

    The nurse engages in the practice of nursing by interacting with a client at a remote site to electronically receive the client’s health status, initiate and transmit therapeutic interventions and regimens, and monitor and record the client’s response and nursing care outcomes. The value of telehealth to the client is increased access to skilled, empathetic and effective nursing delivered through telecommunications technology.

  • 2021NCLEX_jbetts2.pdf

    Department of Labor’s O*NET • Fleishman’s taxonomy of human abilities • Structured interviews with 18 RN clinicians, educators, and regulators • Site visits across 4 U.S. regions including 127 RNs across 12 practice care settings • Conducted observation of daily work, focus groups, and 1:1 structured interviews • Nationally representative job analysis survey (N = 2,522) • Over 25 practice care settings, all 50 U.S. states and 5 U.S.