2014 NCLEX-PN
®
Test Plan
Summary of Proposed Changes
Janice I. Hooper, PhD, RN, FRE
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FY13 NEC & NIRSC members, NCSBN Staff
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NCSBN Mission & NEC Charge
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FY13 Accomplishments
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RecommendaBon to the Delegate Assembly
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RaBonale for the 2014 NCLEX-‐PN® Test Plan
RecommendaBons
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Proposed 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan
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Proposed ImplementaBon Timeline
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Future AcBviBes
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Janice I. Hooper, PhD, RN
Texas
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Pamela Autrey, PhD, MSN, MBA, RN
Alabama (Board Liaison)
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M. Lynn Ansardi, RN
Louisiana – PN
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Janine Baxter, MS, RN
Idaho
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Tammy Claussen, MSN, RN, CNE
Arkansas
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Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN, RN
Nevada
FY 2013 NCLEX ExaminaBon CommiWee
(NEC)
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Catherine Dearman, PhD, RN
Alabama
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Patricia Kennedy, Ed.D, RN
Maryland
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Linda Francine Kirby, MSN, RN
West Virginia – PN
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Judith M. PelleBer, MSN, RN, CNE
MassachuseWs
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Lesleigh Robinson, MS, RN
Ohio
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Rhonda Taylor, MSN, RN
Washington
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Janzie Allmacher, MSN, RN, CEN,
ACNS-‐BC
Virgin Islands
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William L. Anderson, JD, RN, BSN
Kansas
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KrisBn Benton, MSN, RN
Texas
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Diane D. Blier, MSN, RN, NP-‐C
Rhode Island
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Mariclaire England, RN, PHN, BSN
Minnesota
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Debra Funk, BSN, RN, PLNC
Missouri
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Sara Griffith, MSN, RN, PCCN
North Carolina
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Georgina R. Howard, MPA, RN-‐BC
New York
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Janet Jacobs, LPN
Kansas
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Jennifer Lewis, RN, MSN, MBA, CI
North Carolina
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Nancy McCarthy, RN
Louisiana-‐ PN
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Deborah Meyer, LPN
Virginia
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Cecilia Mukai, PhD, APRN, FNP-‐BC
Hawaii
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Gene Pingle, RN, BSN, BC, CEN
Washington
FY 2013 NCLEX Item Review
SubcommiWee (NIRSC)
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Rebecca Reese, LPN
Idaho
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Brenda Rowe, JD, MN, RN
Georgia
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Felicia Stokes, JD, BSN
District of Columbia
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Rhigel (Jay) Tan, DNP, RN, APN, PMHNP, ANP
Nevada
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Julie Traynor, MS, RN
North Dakota
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Jennifer Wheeler, MS, RN
Ohio
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Philip Dickison, PhD, RN
Chief Officer
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Ada Woo, PhD
Associate Director,
Measurement & TesBng
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Katherine Carlson, MSN,
MHA, RN
Content Associate
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Melissa Cunningham
AdministraBon Coordinator
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Jessica Dangles, MS
Coordinator
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Melissa Franke
AdministraBon Manager
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Jennifer Gallagher
OperaBons Manager
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Daniel Hydzik
OperaBons Coordinator
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Chelsea Kelley
Associate
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Lorraine Kenny, MS, RN
Content Associate
NCSBN ExaminaBons Staff
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Xiao Luo, MS
Senior StaBsBcian
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Bridget MarBn, MBA
OperaBons Coordinator
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Michael Monardo, MS
StaBsBcian
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Elizabeth Moxley, PhD, RN
Content Associate
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Samantha Noworul
OperaBons Coordinator
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Hong Qian, PhD
Psychometrician
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Jolene Riordan
Content Coordinator
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Logan West
Senior OperaBons Coordinator
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Nicole Williams, MSN, RN-‐BC
Nursing Content Manager
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Terrence Wright, MA
Test Development Manager
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NCSBN Mission:
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The NaBonal Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN
®
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responsible to its members for the preparaBon of a
psychometrically sound and legally defensible examinaBon.
NEC Charge:
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To advise the Board of Directors on maWers related to the
NCLEX examinaBon process, including examinaBon item
development, security, administraBon and quality assurance
to ensure consistency with the Member Boards’ need for
examinaBons, and
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To recommend test plans to the Delegate Assembly.
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Assessment of Member Board Review feedback
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Review Board of Directors (BOD) and Non-‐BOD
NCLEX Policies & Procedures
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Reviewed results from 2012 Member Board
NCLEX Program Survey
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Considered and took disposiBon on candidate
appeals
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Approved sensiBvity items, incident reports and
DIF reports
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Approved PN PracBce Analysis, PN acBvity
statements, and reviewed PN Nursing Knowledge
Survey
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Approved the 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan for
recommendaBon to the Delegate Assembly
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Developed and approved the 2013 NCLEX-‐PN
Standard Sefng Panel of Judges
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Engaged in strategic discussions to gain new
perspecBves for the future direcBon for NCLEX
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Adopt the proposed 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan
RecommendaBon to the Delegate
Assembly
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RecommendaBons are based on:
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2012 PN Prac7ce Analysis
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Expert Judgment
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Feedback from member boards
RaBonale for the 2014 NCLEX-‐PN®
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Overall format is retained
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Minor edits for currency and clarificaBon
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Content
Area
Client Test Plan Category
2011
%
Proposed 2014
%
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Coordinated Care
16
19
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Safety and InfecBon Control
14
13
3
Heath PromoBon and Maintenance
10
10
4
Psychosocial Integrity
10
11
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Basic Care and Comfort
12
10
6
Pharmacological Therapies
14
14
7
ReducBon of Risk PotenBal
12
13
8
Physiological AdaptaBon
12
10
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August 2013:
NCLEX ExaminaBon CommiWee present the Proposed 2014
NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan at the Annual MeeBng for approval
September 2013:
Approved 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan is published and placed on
the NCSBN website. NCLEX Panel of Judges parBcipate in the
NCLEX-‐PN Standard Sefng and make recommendaBons to the
Board of Directors.
December 2013:
Board of Directors evaluate and set the 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Passing
Standard.
April 2014:
Approved 2014 NCLEX-‐PN Test Plan and 2014 NCLEX-‐PN
Standard Sefng become effecBve.
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ConBnue to monitor all administraBve, test
development and psychometric aspects of the
NCLEX examinaBon program
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Evaluate all aspects of the NCLEX program
and iniBate addiBonal quality assurance
processes as needed
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Evaluate NCLEX informaBonal iniBaBves,
such as the NCLEX Conference, NCLEX
Conference for Canadian Educators, NCLEX
Regional Workshops and other presentaBons
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