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The NCSBN Board of Directors voted to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination at its meeting on Dec. 10, 2009
Media Contact: Dawn M. Kappel
Director, Marketing and Communications
312.525.3667 direct
312.279.1034 fax
dkappel@ncsbn.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHICAGO - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN)
voted on Dec. 10, 2009, to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN
Examination (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered
Nurses). The new passing standard is -0.16 logits on the NCLEX-RN
logistic scale, 0.05 logits higher than the previous standard of -0.21.
The new passing standard will take effect on April 1, 2010, in
conjunction with the 2010 NCLEX-RN Test Plan.
After consideration of all available information, the NCSBN Board of
Directors determined that safe and effective entry-level RN practice
requires a greater level of knowledge, skills, and abilities than was
required in 2007, 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 RNs.
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 nine 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-RN examination every three years to protect the public by
ensuring minimal competence for entry-level RNs. 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 2010 NCLEX-RN Test Plan
is available free of charge from the NCSBN Web site https://www.ncsbn.org/2010_NCLEX_RN_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 four associate members.
Mission: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN),
composed of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory
excellence for 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 Web site at https://www.ncsbn.org/02_18_05_brief.pdf