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  • 2024nclex_skao.pdf

    NCLEX Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) Shu-chuan Kao, PhD Senior Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations Objectives • At the end of the session the participants will be able to understand how NCLEX Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) works: • Variable Length Exam • Content Balancing • Exam Stopping Rules What is “Adaptive” testing? • Adaptive exams offer customized testing. The difficulty of a test is tailored to the person taking it. • High-ability o Candidates will receive more difficult items because easy items provide less information about a high performer’s ability • Low-ability o Candidates will receive fewer difficult items. o Reduce guessing on items that are too difficult What is “Adaptive” testing?

  • transcript_2025nclex_bmcclendon.pdf

    But it's not just a technical guide. The test plan is used by item writers, educators, and candidates alike. It ensures everyone, from test developers to students, is aligned on what safe nursing practice looks like at the point of licensure. We'll talk more about why it matters and how it's developed in the next few slides.

  • Transcript_Nursys_101_Overview.pdf

    Speed memos enable the member boards to communicate with each other, as well as the Nursys administrators regarding licensure and individual data in Nursys. The process of sending and replying to a speed memo is as easy as sending an email, yet is securely contained within the Nursys application. When a discipline is entered or updated in Nursys, an Automatic Discipline Speed Memo is generated to all member boards where the nurse holds or held a license and that license exists in Nursys.

  • 2022_Canada_NCLEX_johnson-qian.pdf

    The group will discuss the items, and the group will reach consensus about whether the item is Approved or Not Approved. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Panel Review What Does Differential Item Functioning (DIF) mean? • Each NCLEX® item should measure only the knowledge, ability or skills in nursing • DIF means that an item behaves differently for various examinee groups of equivalent ability DIF Terms Reference group • traditional demographic groups for NCLEX® (females, white, US) ...

  • 2025-rexpn_jmiao.pdf

    Standard Setting Jing Miao, PhD Senior Psychometrician, Measurement & Testing, Examinations Objectives By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to answer: • What is standard setting • Why is it important • Who sets the standard • How is the standard set for REx-PN What is the REX-PN standard? • REx-PN passing standard (logits): -0.32 • Effective • January 4, 2022 to December 31, 2026 • Interchangeable terms: • passing standard • pass mark • cut score • cut point What is Standard Setting?

  • Understanding-PSOR_June2021.pdf

    . • Home State: the primary state of residence • Remote States: NLC states other than the home state • PSOR: Primary State of Residence • PTP: Privilege to Practice. The authority for a multistate license holder to practice in other NLC states. Terminology Primary State of Residence is Key! How is PSOR Defined? v Residency does NOT pertain to home or property ownership. v There can only be ONE PSOR. v PSOR is the state where you can prove you legally reside. It is the state from which you have your Driver’s License, voter registration card, and state declared on your federal tax filing. v All of your legal documentation should be in that one PSOR.

  • Microsoft Word - Att_8_NLC Sixty Day Rule Explanation

    Page 2 of 3      5. Mary Smith is a nurse employed with the VA and/or some other type of federal employer.  She  is not required to have a multistate license.  Due to the effect of the federal supremacy clause,  since Mary Smith is employed by the VA or other federal agency she is only required to hold a  single state license in any state as long as she is employed only by a federal employer.    6.

  • ORBS-Nurse-Portal-QRG-SubmittingApplicationInternationallyEducationApplicant.docx

    All rights reserved. ORBS Training Material is the proprietary and confidential information of NCSBN that is made available to Boards of Nursing implementing the ORBS system and is not to be distributed outside of staff requiring ORBS system training.

  • ORBS_Back_Office_QRG-Adding_or_Changing_a_Population_Focus.docx

    All rights reserved. ORBS Training Material is the proprietary and confidential information of NCSBN that is made available to Boards of Nursing implementing the ORBS system and is not to be distributed outside of staff requiring ORBS system training.

  • Transcript_2024mym_tbuchholz.pdf

    The process of becoming a leader is enhanced through mentorship. The commitment to investing in others and the encouragement to pursue growth-producing challenges is woven into the culture of NCSBN. The impact of that commitment echoes in every corner of the organization and continues to yield extraordinary leaders poised to respond to the ever-changing world.