EASY STEPS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEXT GENERATION NCLEX
Research
Findings from 2013-14 Practice Analysis confirm that clinical judgment is a crucial skill required for significant number of tasks performed by entry-level nurses.
Evaluation of 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts substantiates research and reveals clinical decision-making plays an intimate role in nurses' quality of care.
Pilot Studies
Observational analysis identifies nursing knowledge alone to be inadequate for developing the clinical judgment essential to safe nursing practice.
Testing new item types
Special Research Section of NCLEX offers select students the option of participating in a test of item prototypes in first effort to assess clinical judgment.
Reviewing data
Collected data begins evaluation to determine which item types accurately measure clinical judgment and nursing competence.
Launching new NCLEX
Assuming NCSBN makes a decision to proceed in mid-2019, it anticipates that 2022-2023 is the earliest timeframe for release of the Next Generation NCLEX-RN.
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