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  • 2023dcm_vpriola_identifying-nurses.pdf

    Identifying Nurses at Risk Victoria Priola, PsyD Clinical Psychologist May 23, 2023 Defining Risk A source of threat or danger when a person acts or fails to act in such a way that brings about harm or loss. From a psychological perspective, a person is at risk or, a risk, when demands are exceeding functional capacity. Sources of demands can be both internal and external. The Case of Leena ● Twenty six years old ● Caucasian female ● RN ● Licensed for three years ● Working as the Director of Nursing for a hospice organization ● We met at the hospital when her organization was called to conduct a hospice assessment.

  • 2025-rexpn_skao.pdf

    . • Every time you answer an item, CAT re- estimates your ability based on all questions you have responded to. • The more questions you answer, the more precise your ability estimate becomes. Item administered Correct response Incorrect response Ability estimate 95% Confidence interval -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Lo gi t Number of operational items Passing Standard High Low Example of CAT It e m d if fi cu lt y Hard Easy C an d id at e ...

  • 2020_NCLEXExamStats.pdf

    First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® for U.S. Licensure by Country of Education (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020) Jan. 1 – March 24, 2020 March 25 – June 30, 2020 July 1 – Sept. 30, 2020 Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020 Total Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020 Country of Education Candidates Passed % Candidates Passed % Candidates Passed % Candidates Passed % Candidates Passed % Namibia 1 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 Nepal 115 52 45.2 77 2 ...

  • 4_Operational_Information.docx

    Operations Information – Tool #4 Smaller organizations (i.e., fewer than five staff members) may find this section especially helpful. In large organizations there are, typically, other staff (e.g., chief financial officer, Human Resources director, etc.) who are the custodians of the organization’s critical documents. In smaller organizations this knowledge often resides only with the EO. If the EO leaves, some of this critical information could get lost or temporarily misplaced.

  • Patient_Confidentiality_Violation-Social_Media-Interview.pdf

    __________________________________________________________________________________ Who was caring for your patients while using social media? ____________________________________________________ Did you print any information? YES NO If yes, what? ______________________________________________________________________________________ when? ______________________________________________________________________________________ Did you disseminate any information? YES NO If yes, what? ______________________________________________________________________________________ when? ______________________________________________________________________________________ to whom?

  • DN_ND_09

    There have been national calls for a standardized transition program for new nursing graduates, including from the Joint Commission (2002), the draft of the Carnegie study of nursing education rec- ommendations (P. Benner, personal com- munication, April 2009), a synthesis of national reports (Hofler, 2008), and from an excellent article by Orsolini-Hain and Malone (2007) exploring the “perfect storm” that is brewing in nursing.

  • 2019APRN_BTodd.pdf

    Department of Health and Human Services, May 2018 25 National Demonstration is Successful w It is feasible for hospitals to distribute APRN clinical training funds to multiple schools of nursing and clinical practices including community-based settings w APRN enrollments and graduations have more than doubled w All sites met the requirement for 50% of training in community-based settings w Participating students are from diverse backgrounds w Preliminary results suggest a substantial portion of ...

  • 2024nclex_skao.pdf

    Updates for NCLEX® CAT • Dichotomous and Polytomous scoring oKnowing something is better than knowing nothing oScoring rules vary depending on the item type • Clinical judgment unfolding case study/scenarios and stand- alone items oEach case study scenario is selected to match your current ability oItems within a Clinical judgment unfolding case study (RC, AC, PH, GS, TA, EO) are static, not adaptive -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ...

  • 2025nclex_skao.pdf

    Scoring for NCLEX CAT • Dichotomous and Polytomous scoring o Knowing something is better than knowing nothing o Scoring rules vary depending on the item type • Unfolding case study and stand-alone items o Each case study is selected to match your current ability o Items within an unfolding case study (RC, AC, PH, GS, TA, EO) are static, not adaptive -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 L o g it Number of operational ...

  • 2020NCLEX_SKao.pdf

    Stopping Rule: Pass-Fail Decisions • Performance is reported only as a pass-fail classification. • Comparison to the passing standard starts with the 60th operational item. • How does CAT end? Ø95% Confidence Interval ØMaximum Length ØRun Out Of Time Stopping Rule #1: 95% Confidence Interval • Respond to at least 60 operational items. • The exam continues when the confidence interval straddles the passing standard. • Exam stops when the confidence interval is clearly a ...