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  • Transcript_2020_NCLEX_DIgnatavicius.pdf

    So, when you look at the questions for the new NGN, when they are testing, when the NCSBN is testing analyze cues, they're doing things like, "Here are the signs and symptoms. Here's the assessment for the patient." Now, the question is which one of those is associated with pneumonia? Which ones of those are associated with dehydration? So, wow, "You're saying we don't want them to make medical diagnosis." That's not what they're doing. They're not making a medical diagnosis, they are using patho, really. They're saying, "I know that these are the signs and symptoms that we see in people with pneumonia. I know." But not just anybody. Maybe it's an older adult with.

  • 0102017_Addressing_Opioid_Epidemic.pdf

    Chronic Pain • Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics. (2017) These guidelines from the Federation of State Medical Boards include relevant recommendations and are consistent with recent releases of advisories issued by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration. It is intended to be a resource to provide overall guidance to state medical and osteopathic boards in assessing physicians’ management of pain in their patients and whether opioid analgesics are used in a medically appropriate manner. • CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. (2016) This guideline provides recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care and end-of-life care.

  • Bite Sized Coping During Times of Uncertainty: The Science of Reflecting on What Went Well

    I have plans to leave this job within the next year. 4th 3rd 2nd 1st M ea n P er ce nt A gr ee m en t t=8.08, p<.001 t=5.15, p<.001 t=7.43, p<.001 ┌┴┐ Intention to Leave Rates across 319 Work Settings by Emotional Exhaustion Quartiles: Adair, Rehder & Sexton 2021 ┌┴┐ ┌┴┐ Adair, Rehder & Sexton 2021 http://www.hsq.dukehealth.org/files/2021/02/Adair.Well-beingChapter.2021.pdf Burnout is contagious, but so is well-being… Psychology of Burnout Your focus and reflections determine your reality Psycho ...

  • transcript_2025rexpn_skao.pdf

    The REx-PN CAT exam features variable-length exam, content balancing, and exam stopping rules to ensure efficient and accurate assessments. These advancements aim to determine whether candidates are minimally competent to practice as nursing professionals. Thank you for your attention. If you have any questions related to REx-PN CAT, please submit your questions for the live Q&A session.

  • transcript_2025nclex_jbetts.pdf

    The nurses strongly agreed that the case studies were representative of the scenarios they encounter while on the job, thus providing strong evidence of the fidelity of the exam for evaluating real-life situations. These are promising results because they provide evidence that the content of the exam is strongly representative of the actual work needed for safe and effective daily practice. Now we'll turn our attention to updating the statistics provided last year to include the intervening year. Here is a visualization of the exam precision spanning the pre- and post-implementation of the new exam. The X axis represents the quarterly data spanning from the third quarter of 2022 to the second quarter of 2025.

  • transcript_2025nclex_skao.pdf

    The NCLEX CAT exam features variable- length exams, content balancing, and stopping rules to ensure efficient and accurate assessments. These advancements aim to determine whether candidates are minimally competent to practice as nursing professionals. For more information about NCLEX CAT, please visit our website. Thank you for your attention. If you have any questions related to NCLEX CAT, please submit them for the live Q&A session.

  • transcript_2025nlc-governance-2.pdf

    We want to hear any changes to it, especially as you utilize it. The standard, I guess, expectation is that you utilize this toolkit at least once annually for yourself to identify the areas where you may not be in compliance. And I think with the Nursys reports, some of them do need regular attention. Obviously, you don't want to look at a report that shows... I mean, obviously, the duplicate licenses needs is a regular kind of thing, but the report that we just looked at on times when you've issued a multistate license to someone encumbered, I think that's an example of one that'll need some regular attention, too.

  • transcript_2024dcm_awade.pdf

    Are there any attorneys in the audience? Yeah. So what's going to happen is, at the end of this class, all of the attorneys are going to get together and have a line, and we're going to make you honorary lawyers. You'd be able to practice anywhere in the U.S. and Canada. So if you pay attention, you know, you can get your law license today. Now, let's start with the first one. Now, what I'm going to do is, basically, I'm going to lay out the facts of the case, lay out what the appeal was based on, then I'm going to ask a poll question, and it's going to be very scientific.

  • About_Module_Authors.pdf

    Maureen Barrett has over 30 years of experience in nursing, having worked in Medical-Surgical and Critical Care areas as a staff nurse. Currently, she holds a position as Nursing Education Specialist at NorthShore University HealthCare Systems in Skokie, Illinois. In addition to her nursing experience, Ms. Barrett has taught undergraduate nursing students in the areas of nursing education and professional development, and has also developed and taught multiple preceptor programs prior to her work with Transition to Practice.

  • InFocus_Vol3_2022.pdf

    The whole idea is that these supply-side changes are good for advanced practice registered nurses, they’re beneficial to consumers and they’re good for society.” “The CRE program is adaptable and flexible.” While evidence points to the therapeutic benefits of medical marijuana use, the complexities of local, state and federal regulations have presented challenges for patients and health care providers. As more U.S. states legalize marijuana for medical use, nurses and nurse leaders will play increasingly continued from page 21 Kurtzman congressional action.