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  • adverseaction.pdf

    Administrative, civil, criminal or equitable action imposed by licensing authority or non-licensing authority that takes action directly against the nursing license or privilege to practice. Jurisdictions generally call these adverse actions “discipline” and report to Nursys®. NO YES Does the adverse action (discipline) encumber the nurse’s nursing license or privilege to practice?

  • Transcript_2022_awards_north-dakota.pdf

    ©2022 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2022 Award Recipient – North Dakota Board of Nursing Video Transcript ©2022 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. More info: https://www.ncsbn.org/membership/member-support/awards.page Presenter NCSBN Awards Committee 2022 Regulatory Achievement Award.

  • Microsoft Word - Tri-RegulatorPositionStmt.docx

    Microsoft Word - Tri-RegulatorPositionStmt.docx The Tri-Regulator Collaborative Position Statement on Interprofessional, Team-based Patient Care As the leading organizations representing the licensing boards of the United States that regulate the practice of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), and National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) express our support for interprofessional collaboration and a team- based approach to patient care.

  • 2025-mym-agenda.pdf

    Wednesday, March 12 7:30 am – 4:00 pm Registration Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer B 8:30 – 8:45 am Welcome Remarks Grand Ballroom NCSBN MIDYEAR MEETING MARCH 11-13, 2025 | PITTSBURGH 8:45 – 9:00 am Leadership Succession Committee (LSC) Forum Grand Ballroom Cathy Dinauer, MSN, RN, FRE Chair, NCSBN Leadership Succession Committee; Executive Director, Nevada State Board of Nursing The Leadership Succession Committee is looking for interested parties to r ...

  • Report of the APRN Joint Dialogue Group Based on the Work of the APRN Consensus Group and the NCSBN APRN Committee

    APRNs include certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists and certified nurse practitioners. Each has a unique history and context, but shares the commonality of being APRNs. While education, accreditation, and certification are necessary components of an overall approach to preparing an APRN for practice, the licensing boards-governed by state regulations and statutes-are the final arbiters of who is recognized to practice with ...

  • transcript_2023mym_malexander.pdf

    So, that's another… - That's a very good point. - …not-often-discussed subject. - Thank you very much. - [Lori H.] Lori Hart from Wyoming. In talking about the telehealth and some of the carve-outs that are being made by states for specifically a telehealth certificate or telehealth license, I'm worried about a two-tiered licensing system to where we have to then investigate the licensee but don't have access to all of the same resources that we would have if they were being licensed within nursing. - That's a good… Lori, can you talk a little bit more about that? ©2023 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

  • ProtectingJOBsActLetter.116.Final.03.04.2019.pdf

    March 1, 2019 Sen. Marco Rubio Sen. Elizabeth Warren United States Senate United States Senate 284 Russell Senate Office Building 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Sen. Rubio and Sen. Warren: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is pleased to support the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers (JOBs) Act (S. 609). We commend you for introducing a bill that meaningfully addresses the issue of state license revocation resulting from student loan default.

  • NLC-commissioners-photo-directory.pdf

    1 Peggy Benson, MSN, MSHA, NE-BC Executive Officer Alabama Board of Nursing NLC Commissioners Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Directory (Alphabetized by Jurisdiction) Laura Jensen, MAEd, RN Executive Director Florida Board of Nursing Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, FAAN Executive Director Arizona State Board of Nursing Natara Taylor, RN Executive Director Georgia Board of Nursing Ashley Davis, PhD, RN Executive Director Arkansas State Board of Nursing Margarita Gay (Interim) Executive Officer G ...

  • transcript_2025nclex_clin.pdf

    All other aspects of a standard setting process are mechanisms for translating the intention as described in the policy definition into a point on the reporting score scale for a test that was judged or developed to be consistent with the intentions of the policy." Now moving on with our presentation. Standard setting is important because if the passing standard is set too low, we risk potentially licensing candidates who may not be qualified to practice. On the other hand, if the passing standard is set too high, we might deny licensing for qualified candidates. As you can imagine, either extreme may have unintended consequences, and therefore it is important to set the passing standard just right.

  • Transcript_2019AM_DBenton.pdf

    It stimulates my thoughts, it helps me move forward. So entering into the dialogue with other disciplines can take us out of our comfort zone, it can stretch our thinking and enable us to make more rapid progress. So let me elaborate on this further by looking at evidence. ©2019 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 So this will be published in the October edition of the Journal, but this is data from the Web of Science. It's an analysis of the themes identified from the content of material indexed since 1900, on the topics of occupational licensing and professional regulation.