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  • 12_WorldCafe_Monograph_web.pdf

    (Brown, 2002, p. 21) Detailed and advance planning is essential for a World Café meeting. Not only do all of the planners need to know the specifics of what to do and when, but the attendees need to be prepared for this different type of meeting. Paying special attention to every detail of the meeting, from the invitations to the room’s layout and decorations, is particularly important for reinforcing the unique nature of this event. World Café™ Monograph | 2012 5 Planning the World Café™ Meeting On May 12, 2011, NCSBN’s BOD approved the NEC’s recommendation to hold a joint meeting with nursing regulators, educators and national accreditors in an effort to begin a dialogue about possibilities for nursing program approval by BONs.

  • InFocus_Fall_2020.pdf

    “Spector revealed that NCSBN was developing an online annual prelicensure NCLEX-RN Program survey linked to a national nurse education database developed from research and literature that could be adopted by NRBs to aid with evidence-based decision making when regulating nurse education programs,” Lewis recalls. “The proclamation grabbed my attention because of recent legislative experiences encountered by the WVRN board.” NCSBN’s Core Data Annual Report Template Helping Nursing Regulat ...

  • Transcript_2020MYM_Model-Acts-Committee.pdf

    They have felt as though we need to be more progressive and that is actually…the evidence shows that when nurses participate in a patient diagnosis is actually leads to quicker and better outcomes. I'm going to give you an example because we call nursing diagnoses, nursing, they're often separated in the medical record. Physicians do not read that, those notes. One of the Ebola patients in the U.S., the nurse had written that the patient and the nursing notes that were separate under a nursing diagnosis, had been to West Africa or whatever area Ebola was affected by and had just gotten back.

  • Research Brief #1.qxd

    Information Considered by NCSBN’s Examination Committee to Recommend a Minimum Standard on TOEFL Score1 Source Panel Recommendations 218 Mean final recommendation of panelists who took TOEFL. 220 Median final recommendation of panelists who took TOEFL. 221 Mean final recommendation of all panelists. 223 Median final recommendation of all panelists. 223 Mean final recommendation of panelists who did not take TOEFL. 228 Median final recommendation of panelists who did not take TOEFL. CGFNS’ TOEFL ...

  • 13_LPN_Practice_Analysis_Vol58_updated.pdf

    Practice Settings Practice Setting 2012 2009 2006 (n=1,821) (n=1,406)1 (n=1,045) % % % Assisted living3 91 86 -- Critical care (eg, ICU, CCU, stepdown units, pediatric/neonatal intensive care, emergency department, postanesthesia recovery unit) 18 32 42 Home health, including visiting nurses associations 69 69 49 Hospice care 39 52 24 Labor and delivery 03 01 07 Medical-surgical unit or any of its subspecialties (eg, oncology, orthopedics, neurology) 64 102 142 Nursery2 02 04 -- Nursing ...

  • KMBT_C654-20131003090749

    KMBT_C654-20131003090749 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. 1 Minutes of the 41st Annual Delegate Assembly 2 August 12, 2020  Online 3 4 Online Business Meeting 5 6 Call to Order 7 The first business meeting of the 42nd Annual Delegate Assembly of the National Council of State 8 Boards of Nursing was called to order at 1:08 pm on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 via an online 9 platform. 10 11 Welcome 12 President George welcomed those present. 13 14 Introductions 15 President George t ...

  • 2024nclex_qian-buttolph.pdf

    “Clients will be screened for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between 10 and 12 weeks gestation.” Ethnocentrism Assumption that beliefs and standards from an individual’s culture are universally true and accepted and superior to those of others Note: The exam requires testing about religious beliefs and practices as they relate to medical care Example of Ethnocentrism The nurse is talking with a client who delivered a baby 16 hours ago. Which of the statements would be appropriate for the nurse to make? 1. “You should resign from your job to care for the baby full time.” 2. “You should expect the lochial flow to steadily decrease over the next few days.” 3.

  • Transcript_2021NCLEX_johnson-qian.pdf

    For example, for items about pregnancy or childcare, women would tend to do better than men which makes sense. But as an entry-level male nurse, you still need to know how to deal with that. So we keep this item. Conversely, there are some items men would tend to do better than women. For example, items talking about medical equipment, how to use technology, we keep those items too because it is important for entry-level nurses to know whether you are men or women, which ethnicity, you still need to do the job, and it is the same job. Therefore, even though we find a DIF item, as long as nursing content requires this concept, we still keep this item and this item is not biased.

  • transcript_2022nclex_johnson-qian.pdf

    For example, for items about pregnancy or childcare, women routinely do better than men, which makes sense. But as an entry-level male nurse, you still need to know how to deal with that. So, we keep this item. Conversely, there are some items male routinely do better than women. For example, items talking about medical equipment, how to use technology. We keep those items too because it is important for entry-level nurses to know, whether you are men or women, which ethnicity, you still need to do the job and it is the same job. Therefore, even though we find a DIF item, as long as nursing content requires this concept, we still keep this item, and this item is not biased.

  • transcript_2025rexpn_bmcclendon.pdf

    There are 18 activity statements derived from the Practice Analysis, with three examples shown here. It accounts for 9% of the exam. As you can see from these activity statement examples, the related content may include hemodynamics, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, medical emergencies, and pathophysiology. Considering we've provided an overview of the REx-PN Practice Analysis and Test Plan, please take advantage of accessing the REx-PN resources available to learn more about these publications by visiting rexpn.com. ©2025 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.