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With a wealth of helpful guidelines and assessment tools, Nursing Pathways for Patient Safety makes it easy to identify the causes of practice breakdowns and to reduce health care errors.

• Pamela K. Randolph of the Arizona Board of Nursing discusses how economic factors have affected predictions of a nursing shortage
• Frank D. Hicks of the Rush University College of Nursing describes the questions faculty must consider when developing a master’s entry program
• The NSCBN Simulation Study is outlined and an update on the Transition to Practice Pilot Program is discussed
• Get to know Philip Dickison, the new director of NCLEX Examinations

This article discusses the importance of developing a national, standardized program, implemented through regulation, for transitioning all newly licensed nursing graduates to practice.

While simulation in nursing programs continues to increase, it is important to understand the prevalence of this new technology in nursing education, how this technology is utilized, and how educators are preparing to teach with this educational tool.  This article reports on the results of a survey conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing of 11,060 pre-licensure nursing programs in the United States as a means of describing use of simulation.  

This annual report functions as a formal summary of NCSBN’s performance and activities during fiscal year 2010. It also provides financial information, NCLEX pass rates, member achievements and 性视界传媒facts.

Reprint from CLEAR Exam Review, 21(1), 2010

This study reports the importance ratings for activities performed by certified entry-level nurse aides/nursing assistants (NAs) employed in various health care settings. The findings from this study are used to evaluate the validity of the test plan, content outline and examination questions for the nurse aide certification examination. (© 2010)

This report explores the characteristics of registered and licensed practical/vocational nursing from entry through five years of practice to discover how nursing practice changed post-entry, when the changes occur, and the competencies needed by nurses with up to five years of experience. (© 2009)

This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards’ licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations. (© 2009)

A summary of the results of a non-experimental survey to investigate the effects of medication aides/assistants (med aides) on job losses in long-term care settings.

Presented at GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing