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  • Rulemaking_Timeline.pdf

    Site: nursecompact.com

    Timeline for 2023 Proposed Rules Amendments Date Action Nov 2, 2022 Rules Committee meets to finalize initial recommendations Dec 14, 2022 Rules Committee presents initial recommendations to Executive Committee Feb 25, 2023 Initial recommendations sent to Commission March 27, 2023 Commission reviews the proposed Rules and vote on publication at Midyear Meeting April 6, 2023 Rules Committee meets to review and consider feedback from Midyear Meeting April 18, 2023 Proposed Rules are published on t ...

  • 2018DCM_RMcKechney.pdf

    Re Lazcano, 222 P. 3d 896 (Ariz. 2010) Cited by the High Court of South Africa in Mtshabe v Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope, [2014] ZAECMHC 17 Unless there is a Checkered Past Purpose • Public protection • Maintain High Ethical Standards • Maintain the reputation of the profession Why do/should regulators assess Good Moral Character? Nurses Keep Healthy Lead as Most Honest, Ethical Profession December 26, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the 16th consecutive year, Americans' ratings of the honesty and ethical standards of 22 occupations finds nurses at the top of the list. More than eight in 10 (82%) Americans describe nurses' ethics as "very high" or "high."

  • transcript_2025nclex_qa1.pdf

    ©2025 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 - Absolutely. That's a timely question, Nicole. The 2026 NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN test plans were approved at the NCSBN annual meeting in August of 2025. They will go into effect on April 1st of '26, and until then, the current test plans will remain in place. However, the test plan will be, the new test plan, excuse me, will be available on our website in December of 2025. As for changes, the overall structure and category weightings remain very stable.

  • 14_NCLEX_technicalbrief_SettinganEnglishLanguageProficiencyPassing.pdf

    According to a study conducted by CaMLA, the MELAB passing standards recommended by the stan- dard setting panel are comparable to the NCSBN-endorsed TOEFL passing standards. NCSBN recommended an overall cut score of 560 on the TOEFL PBT, 220 on the TOEFL CBT and 84 on the TOEFL iBT. A minimum speaking score of 26 was advised on the TOEFL iBT. The findings from the study suggest that the NCSBN recommendations on the PBT, iBT and CBT all fall within the same score range. As shown in Ta- ble 4, the score range corresponds to a MELAB score range of 78-81. NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) Deliberation The NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) reviewed and discussed results from the MELAB standard setting workshop.

  • 2023aprn_chappell-singer.pdf

    Leadership: Steering Committee co-chaired by NAM, Aspen Institute, HHS, and HCA Healthcare Four priority focus areas (working groups): Health professional education and training; Pain management guidelines and evidence standards; Prevention, treatment, and recovery services; and Research, data, and metrics needs Health Professional Education and Training Working Group Co-leads: Kathy Chappell (American Nurses Credentialing Center), Eric Holmboe (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educati ...

  • MBPResponses

    Responses Jurisdictions Number of Boards Percentage of Boards Responding 75% or greater AS, CNMI, GU, IN, MD, NV 6 11% 50-74% GA, SC, VA, WV-PN 4 8% 25-49% AL, DE 2 4% Less than 25% 0 0% Do not regulate the percentage of full- time faculty for PN education programs AK, AR, AZ, CA-VN, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA-PN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VI, VT, WA, WI, WY 41 77% Page 26 of 552023 Education Survey PN programs 9.3 Q24. Has the Board of Nursing established a minimum number of hours/credits for theory courses for PN programs? No Yes No Yes *PN BONs and US Territories are not displayed on the map. For detailed information, please see the text responses below.

  • InFocus_Vol1_2024.pdf

    Among female nurses, the risk of death by suicide was nearly twice the risk observed in the general population, and 70% more likely than female physicians (Davis, et. al, 2021). The most recent study published September 2023 in JAMA looked at “a nationally representative group of more than 1.8 million adults ages 26 and older in data that spanned from 2008 through 2019” and found that an “analysis of the data showed that health care support workers, registered nurses and health technicians were more likely than non- health care workers to die by suicide. Meanwhile, doctor suicide rates were roughly the same as those in the general population” (Olfson, et. al, 2023).

  • InFocus_Vol4_2023.pdf

    NCSBN leads regulatory excellence by fostering innovation in education and practice, and facilitating policies that protect and promote the welfare of the public. It makes the nursing workforce safer through the use of premier licensure examinations, disseminating trailblazing research and spearheading advancements in regulatory science. Your Moment is Our Mission continued on page 26 24 | In Focus 26 | In Focus 2023, Vol. 4 | 27 NCSBN develops groundbreaking resources, initiat ...

  • JNR0120SE_GlobalProfile.pdf

    As Goode (2014) explains, “there is often a historical assumption that granny midwives relied solely on ‘divine intervention’ because of ‘the call’ to be a midwife.” Instead, Goode employs the term “grand midwives.” See Goode, K. (2014). Birthing, Blackness, and the Body: Black Midwives and Experiential Continuities of Institutional Racism (pp. 49–50) [Doctoral dissertation]. The City University of New Y

  • News | INRC

    Site: inrc.com

    INRC and our member organizations work together to promote research and share intelligence to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare. The Necessity of Innovation: Protecting the Public Through Progress Posted by National Council of State Boards of Nursing on 10 November, 2025 Innovation is a necessity. NCSBN is exploring technology to improve how candidates take the NCLEX both inside and outside of traditional test centers. READ MORE Offsite Link: El CGE pide al Ministerio de Sanidad y las CC.AA. desarrollar las actuales especialidades de Enfermería y crear otras nuevas Posted by Consejo General de Enfermería on 02 July, 2024 El Consejo General de Enfermería de España (CGE) considera imprescindible apostar por el desarrollo de las especialidades de Enfermería, ya que esto supone mejorar la calidad de los cuidados a la población.