Bar raised on PN-NCLEX

FYI: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/The-NC....html?x=0&.v=1

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, voted on Dec. 8, 2010, to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses). The new passing standard is -0.27 logits on the NCLEX-PN® logistic scale. The new passing standard will take effect on April 1, 2011, in conjunction with the 2011 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan.

After consideration of all available information, the NCSBN Board of Directors determined that safe and effective entry-level PN practice requires a greater level of knowledge, skills, and abilities than was required in 2008 when NCSBN implemented the current standard. The passing standard was increased in response to changes in U.S. health care delivery and nursing practice that have resulted in the greater acuity of clients seen by entry-level PNs.

The Board of Directors used multiple sources of information to guide its evaluation and discussion regarding the change in passing standard. As part of this process, NCSBN convened an expert panel of nurses to perform a criterion-referenced standard setting procedure. The panel's findings supported the creation of a higher passing standard. NCSBN also considered the results of national surveys of nursing professionals including nursing educators, directors of nursing in acute care settings and administrators of long-term care facilities.

In accordance with a motion adopted by the 1989 NCSBN Delegate Assembly, the NCSBN Board of Directors evaluates the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN Examination every three years to protect the public by ensuring minimal competence for entry-level LPN/VNs. NCSBN coordinates the passing standard analysis with the three-year cycle of test plan evaluation. This three-year cycle was developed to keep the test plan and passing standard current. A PDF of the 2011 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan is available free of charge from the NCSBN website at https://www.ncsbn.org/2011_PN_TestPlan.pdf.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose members include the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories -- American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands. There are also seven associate members.

Mission: NCSBN provides education, service and research through collaborative leadership to promote regulatory excellence for patient safety and public protection.

Media inquiries may be directed to the contact listed above. Technical inquiries about the NCLEX examination may be directed to the NCLEX information line at 1.866.293.9600 or nclexinfo@ncsbn.org.
The definition of a logit may be found on NCSBN's website at https://www.ncsbn.org/02_18_05_brief.pdf.

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lol figures just before I graduate.. Nervous ... but I'll be ok.. did well on the arnett mock nclex.. just need a little extra study work on maternity and OB....

Heck, NCLEX has changed at least 2-3 times since I took my RN boards. I luckily missed the first new one by about a week.

Spend some time at B&N, see if they have any good study guides. And most of all, relax!