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  • 2024dcm_mspector.pdf

    Too Much Information! Use of a Nursing Professional’s Social Media in Regulation Applicants Being Born Social Media is Fair Game, say Law Students 54% Denied for Social Media Posts 26% of Medical Students Unprofessional Otion Gjini Law Student Appearing in Playboy “Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen” #MedBikini Carolyn Strom, R.N. “Cannot Find Signal in the Noise” “I think we are fighting a losing game” Have a policy Publish it Make sure it considers all the possibilities State what information will not be considered Make sure you have the resources to do it properly If you go for it, do it right

  • 2019_RN_TestPlan-English.pdf

    The nurse should first assess the client 1. with diverticulitis who is reporting left lower quadrant (LLQ) pain 2. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is reporting hemoptysis 3. who had an evacuation of a subdural hematoma 8 hours ago and has become agitated (key) 4. who had a total knee replacement 8 hours ago and whose affected extremity is internally rotated (Key) is used throughout this document to denote the correct answer(s) for the exam item.

  • 2021_NCLEXExamStats-final.pdf

    Typically, the logit range on the NCLEX-RN scale is from -2.00 (easy items or low ability candidates) to 2.00 (difficult items or high ability candidates). 2 Estimated Decision Consistency is an indicator of reliability. Conceptually, it is the proportion of pass-fail decisions that would remain the same if the same population were retested immediately after their first test (assuming no learning or fatigue effects) using a different set of items. 3 NCLEX-RN examinations consist of 75 to 145 items. 4 The standard amount of allotted testing time for the NCLEX-RN examination is five hours.

  • 2018APRN_GSchiff1.pdf

    16 Schiff et al JAMA Intern Med 2013 18 20 Your Own Examples • Cases you have seen, cared for, or even errors you have made • Diagnostic errors or delays you or your family have experienced as patients Adverse Outcomes Diagnostic Process Failures Delayed, Missed, Misdiagnosis What is a Diagnosis Error? Modified from Schiff Advances in Patient Safety AHRQ 2005, Schiff & Leape Acad Med 2012 Don Berwick Formerly – President and CEO Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Director Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services MA Governor Candidate 26 Genius diagnosticians make great stories, but they don't make great health care.

  • 2020_NCLEXExamStats.pdf

    Candidates clearly above the passing standard pass. Candidates clearly below the passing standard fail. If the candidate’s ability level is close enough to the passing standard that it is not clear which side of the passing standard his or her ability falls, the com- puter continues asking items. As more items are answered, the candidate’s ability estimate becomes more precise. After each item, the candidate’s abil- ity level is recomputed, using all of the information (answers to all the items asked) available at that point.

  • PowerPoint Presentation

    PowerPoint Presentation Forensic Fitness for Duty and Regulating Unprofessional Conduct: The relationship between investigation, prosecution, evaluation, and rehabilitation of safety-sensitive professionals Peter Graham, PhD, Director Acumen Assessments and Acumen Institute Objectives • Provide a conceptual and practical framework for the evaluation, rehabilitation, and monitoring of licensees who have engaged in unprofessional conduct • Review the process and focus of forensic fitness for duty ...

  • Transcript_2021REx-PN_jcurrier.pdf

    This information is immediately tracked and documented by the TAs in the Case Documentation system. Here, the TAs will know any issues, errors, irregular activity, or behavior that occurs at the site. This system is an internet-based real-time reporting and tracking system.

  • 2018_NCLEXExamStats.pdf

    On Jan. 5, 2015, the first candidates were able to take the NCLEX-RN® examination for purposes of licensure/registration in Canada. This publication provides a detailed break- down of candidate performance for 2018, as well as historical data. Computerized Adaptive Testing CAT is a method of administering examinations that combines the power and speed of current computer technology with modern measurement theory. With CAT, each candidate’s test is unique; it is assem- bled interactively as the individual is tested. As the candidate answers each question, the computer calculates an ability estimate based on all earlier answers.

  • Formatted_NCSBN_ClinicalDecisionMaking_0814

    The first stage is the novice stage, which describes a beginner in the nursing domain. They learn through instruction and learn domain-specific facts, features, and actions (Gobet & Chassy, 2008). Novice decision-making is context free, meaning that novices ignore idiosyncrasies of the situation.

  • Formatted_NCSBN_ClinicalDecisionMaking_0814

    The first stage is the novice stage, which describes a beginner in the nursing domain. They learn through instruction and learn domain-specific facts, features, and actions (Gobet & Chassy, 2008). Novice decision-making is context free, meaning that novices ignore idiosyncrasies of the situation.