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  • transcript_2023nclex_epaulucci.pdf

    Writing good distractors is an important as writing a good key or stem. The distractors provide the opportunity to evaluate the candidate's knowledge and understanding of the concept of the item. Good distractors discriminate between the candidates who know the material and those who do not.

  • Transcript_2022DCM_monitoring-panel.pdf

    Well, don't even bother pulling them over because they're going to be negative. So anyway, those are my... I'll get off my soapbox, but that's that. - What is the length of detection a narcotic can show positive after last use? - Narcotic, I presume you mean opioid? - Yes. - And so pretty much across the board, a good rule thumb is three days. Some a little longer, some a little shorter, depending on amount of use and duration and things like that. But I think a good rule of thumb is three days for most. - And then with head hair, you've got up to three months.

  • transcript_2023mym_telehealth-panel.pdf

    So, you know, I do think we really need to...so I, you know, I don't think these are far from, you know, what the Nursing Midwifery Board of Australia have already agreed to. And so I think we just need to, yeah, try and work through the challenges with the implementation, I suppose, in the interest of the provision of good care. - Absolutely. Barbara? ©2023 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 - I think, as was alluded to, Marianne, these are foundational and certainly could be accepted as that foundation. But I think we do have a lot of work to do in the name of public safety, in the name of discipline, reimbursement, as you said.

  • transcript_2025dcm_bon-panel.pdf

    But that does not mean that it is a cookie-cutter, that it's a one-size-fits-all, "If you have this diagnosis, you're going to end up with this three-year track, and this is what you do." We know in healthcare, that doesn't work. We look at any kind of healthcare, and we've identified that the best outcomes come when we collaborate openly with the patient or, in this instance, the participant. So ensuring that you have a, good...you know, not just a good evaluation, but you have good communication and speaking of the orientation, the expectations of those evaluators. But your case managers also should have really good open dialogue with those evaluators, so that... In the state of Texas, for example, it's huge, right?

  • LTL_Spring2021.pdf

    Most respondents described their primary professional roles as: nurse regula- tors, practicing nurses, nursing program faculty/directors, public nursing board members and nurse administrators. While it was helpful to confirm that an overwhelming majority of respon- dents rated Leader to Leader’s areas of focus (Regulation, Education, Research and NCSBN Programs) as excellent or good, our goal with this survey wasn’t simply to confirm we are on the right track. We greatly Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN continued on page 6 0% 20% 40% 60% 37% 53% 3% 7%Nurse in Practice Nurse regulator Employer Other* 0% 20% 40% 60% 25% 75%Yes No Are you a nurse educator?

  • 2021 NCSBN Discipline Case Management Conference | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. Employ the rules of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) to the disciplinary investigative process.  Expand knowleadge related to emotional intelligence and resilience.  Event Presentations Honestly Dishonest: A Fraud Examiner's Perspective   Presented by Kelly Paxton, CFE, PI, Principal, K. Paxton, LLC Length 1:28:18 Legal: Good Moral Character: Criminal Background Analyses   Presented by Panravee Vongjaroenrat, JD, Attorney Advisor, Department of Health, District of Columbia Length 47:30 Investigation: A Framework for Remediating Professional Ethical Lapses   Presented by Catherine V.

  • NIRSC%20Minutes_June%202024_Approved.pdf

    MEMBERS PRESENT Beverly Skloss, MSN, RN (TX – Area III) Deborah Becker, DNP, RN, CNE (FL – Area III) Georgina Howard, BSN, MPA, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC (NY – Area IV) Hansella Canes Robson, MSN, MHA, RN (MA – Area IV) Kathleen McManus, MSN, RN, CNE (ME – Area IV) Maceo Tanner, RN (GA – Area III) Rhonda Johnson, LPN (MN – Area II) Sarah Spangler, RN (MT – Area I) Tammy Vaughn, MSN, RN, CNE (AR – Area III) Terry Ward, BSN, MSN, PhD, RN, CNE (NC – Area III) STAFF PRESENT Anne Buttolph, DNP, RN, ...

  • NIRSC_Minutes_June_2024_Approved.pdf

    MEMBERS PRESENT Beverly Skloss, MSN, RN (TX – Area III) Deborah Becker, DNP, RN, CNE (FL – Area III) Georgina Howard, BSN, MPA, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC (NY – Area IV) Hansella Canes Robson, MSN, MHA, RN (MA – Area IV) Kathleen McManus, MSN, RN, CNE (ME – Area IV) Maceo Tanner, RN (GA – Area III) Rhonda Johnson, LPN (MN – Area II) Sarah Spangler, RN (MT – Area I) Tammy Vaughn, MSN, RN, CNE (AR – Area III) Terry Ward, BSN, MSN, PhD, RN, CNE (NC – Area III) STAFF PRESENT Anne Buttolph, DNP, RN, ...

  • NIRSC_February_2025_Minutes.pdf

    MEMBERS PRESENT Amy Ackerson, MSN-NE, BSN (MO – Area II) Cynthia Arpin, EdD, MSN, RN (CT – Area IV) Georgina Howard, MPA, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, NE-BC (NY – Area IV) Maceo Tanner, RN (GA – Area III) Kristina Deaver, MSN, BSN (NC – Area III) Sarah Spangler, RN (MT – Area I) Sherri Trujillo, LPN (WY – Area I) Stacey Rollins Thompson, MSN, RN (NC – Area III) STAFF PRESENT Emily Paulucci, MS, MJ, RN, APRN, CPNP-PC, Content Development Manager, NCSBN Natalie Sitkowski, Test Development Associate III, NCSBN FY2025 COMMITTEE CHARGE Assist the NCLEX Examination Committee with item review. #1 AGENDA ITEM: Item Review Goal: CJ PN Items: 207; CJ RN Items: 504 Discussion: • Request for approval of agenda was motioned by Cindy Arpin and seconded by Sarah Spangler.

  • Definition of Nursing Terms | NCSBN

    The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. Definition of Nursing Terms | NCSBN Skip to Main Content Member Sign In Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Search Search Search Search Search Search Exams Nursing Regulation Compacts Policy Research Membership About Member Sign In More in Resources Resources Communications Library Brochures & Posters Magazines Video Library Online Courses Webinars Websites & Applications Definition of Nursing Terms Definition of Nursing Terms Jump to Registered Nurse (RN) An indiv ...