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Learn about opportunites to volunteer as an exam item writer or exam item reviewer at NCSBN.

This session will give an update on a few NCLEX Examinations developments and trends.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ýensures fairness for different groups taking the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams. Candidates with comparable nursing knowledge should perform similarly on exam items, regardless of their gender, ethnicity or other factors irrelevant to nursing practice. This session will describe how Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning panel reviews contribute to the fairness and legal defensibility of an exam.

The NCLEX is a valid and reliable standardized exam that measures the minimal competency required to practice safe, entry-level nursing. To achieve this, the exam is developed using a multilayered process that includes an evidence-based content outline, item development using nursing content expert volunteers, several reviews and industry-standard exam principles. This session will describe the methods used to achieve the quality exam development and maintenance the nursing profession has come to rely on and trust.

The International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) is an educational initiative, presented by NCSBN, that offers online and blended courses designed to cultivate and elevate nursing leaders and policymakers around the world. ICRS also provides unprecedented opportunities for global networking and collaboration. Learn more and enroll at .

2024 Regulatory Achievement Award

British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives

The Regulatory Achievement Award recognizes the member board or associate member that has made an identifiable, significant contribution to the mission and vision of ÐÔÊӽ紫ýin promoting public policy related to the safe and effective practice of nursing in the interest of public welfare.

2024 R. Louise McManus Award

Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE, Executive Director, Virginia Board of Nursing

The R. Louise McManus Award is the most prestigious award. Individuals nominated for this award shall have made sustained and significant contributions through the highest commitment and dedication to the mission and vision of NCSBN.

Exceptional Contribution Award

Victoria Record, EdD, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CNE, Board Member, New York State Board of Nursing

The Exceptional Contribution Award is granted for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer.

2024 Exceptional Contribution Award

Patricia Towler, Board Staff, Nevada State Board of Nursing

The Exceptional Contribution Award is granted for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer.

2024 Meritorious Service Award

Sue Tedford, MNSc, APRN, Executive Director, Arkansas State Board of Nursing

The Meritorious Service Award is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN.