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  • 2025_NCSBN_Annual_Report.pdf

    Transparency Demonstrating and expecting openness, clear communication and equity and accountability of processes and outcomes. Our Vision Leading regulatory excellence worldwide. Back to Table of Contents Page 4 NCSBN Year in Review Oct. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025 Back to Table of Contents Page 5 The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Celebrates Milestone Anniversary in 2025 As it marked a quarter century of progress, the NLC continued to gain momentum. It is the multistate model of licensure that has informed and inspired the health care compacts that have followed.

  • jbetts.pdf

    Apr-22 Apr-23 Percent Change First Time US Educated Repeater US Educated First Time US Educated Repeater US Educated First Time US Educated Repeater US Educated Pass rate 0.82 0.40 0.94 0.62 15% 55% Volume 56,415 15,798 60,844 12,773 8% -19% Median Time/Item sec 65 87 75 96 15% 10% Standard Error 0.23 0.22 0.19 0.17 -17% -23% Comparing Year-over-Year RN* Exam Statistics * RN-CA and PN show the same patterns. All Candidates: Not just Domestic Candidates Apr-22 Apr-23 Difference between 2022 & 202 ...

  • 2025-rexpn_jcyriac.pdf

    RESPONSE OPTIONS (A) dyspepsia DISTRACTOR (B) insomnia DISTRACTOR (C) muscle weakness* KEY (D) constipation DISTRACTOR Response Options • Key and/or distractors are not conspicuous​ • Clear, direct and content-based​ • Central idea is identified in the stem​ • Options are parallel and independent Distractors • Common errors​ • Not correct answers​ • Realistic and plausible​ • Equivalent in syntax and length​ • Misconceptions about the topic​ • Information irrelevant to the diagnosis Editorial Re ...

  • 2026nlc_july23.pdf

    True False Knowledge Check A NS W E R — Q U E ST IO N 2 T H E C O R R E C T A N S W E R I S True No Occupational Licensing Interstate Compact Commission has created a specific policy regarding Clean Slate Laws. QUESTIONS? Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5: About the Presenter Slide 6 Slide 7: Effect on Licensing Boards Slide 8: Categories: Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11: Effect on Interstate Compact Participation Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15: Knowledge Check Slide 16: Knowledge Check Slide 17: Knowledge Check Slide 18: Knowledge Check Slide 19: QUESTIONS?

  • 2023aprn_bmartin.pdf

    Objectives 1) Assess APRN discipline trends before and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic 2) Determine the patient care implications of the executive orders lifting restrictions on APRNs State Sampling Methodology Analysis • Discipline Analysis: Graphical depiction of summary trends • Survey Data Collection: Qualtrics (Provo, UT) • Survey Analysis: Detailed descriptive; univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression models NURSYS Discipline Case Review • Detailed case review ...

  • Brochures & Posters | 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. Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Northern Mariana Islands Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgi ...

  • 2019MYM_JGeorge.pdf

    . § As an organization consisting of 27% of all nurse regulatory jurisdictions in the world, with increased use of transnational telehealth, we need to set a challenging by achievable vision to pursue as we move towards our golden anniversary Strategic Initiative A o Proposed change § It is proposed to orientate the first strategic initiative away from envisioning change towards the nibble pursuit of public safety orientated contemporary regulatory systems – “Promote agile regulatory systems for ...

  • KMBT_C654-20131003090749

    KMBT_C654-20131003090749 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. 1 Minutes of the 45th Annual Delegate Assembly 2 August 16-18, 2023  Chicago, Illinois 3 4 First Business Meeting  Wednesday, August 16, 2023 5 6 Call to Order 7 The first business meeting of the 45th Annual Delegate Assembly of the National Council of State 8 Boards of Nursing was called to order at 9:30 am on August 16, 2023, at the Swissotel, Chicago, 9 Illinois by President Jay Douglas. 10 11 The national flag was honored by the singing of the national anthem of the United States of America 12 by doctor and Irish tenor Ronan Tynan. 13 14 Welcome 15 Cindy Connolly, Professor and Rosemarie B.

  • Leader_to_Leader_NLC_Issue2017.pdf

    Is not currently a participant in an alternative program; 10. Is required to self-disclose current participation in an alternative program; and 11. Has a valid United States Social Security number. SPECIAL ISSUE | MARCH 2017 www.ncsbn.org 5 TWO COMPACTS COMPARED A Driver’s License Compact vs. a Nurse License Compact Issued in your primary state of residence. When driving in other states, you must know and obey that state’s laws (rules of the road). While driving in other states, if you violate the state’s law, the state can remove your driving privileges in that state.

  • A Longitudinal Examination of Clinical Simulation in a Post-Pandemic Era: A National Survey of Prelicensure Nursing Programs | 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. RN Workforce: A Comparative Analysis of Nurses Aged ≥50 Using Three Waves of the National Nursing Workforce Survey The First National Study of Nursing Education Consultants: A Narrative Inquiry Into Fostering Readiness for Practice in Prelicensure Nursing Programs Two Decades of Entry-Level Nursing Practice: A Retrospective Analysis of the NCLEX Practice Analyses Clinical Judgment Assessment: Unfolding Case Studies and NCLEX Results Navigating Academic Support: A Thematic Analysis of Nursing Edu ...