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NCSBN Launches 2024 Nursing Workforce Survey

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Monday, April 15, 2024
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Chicago, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the heels of its groundbreaking 2022 research, NCSBN will launch the 2024 National Nursing Workforce Survey in April 2024.

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  • Chicago, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the heels of its groundbreaking 2022 research, NCSBN will launch the 2024 National Nursing Workforce Survey in April 2024.
  • The survey will run through September 2024.
  • The largest, most comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the entire nursing workforce, NCSBN’s survey in 2022 found that almost 1 million nurses indicated an intent to leave the profession by 2027.
  • “Ascertaining if nurses’ perceive that the health care ecosystem has improved, stayed the same or worsened in the last two years, is critical to inform ongoing retention strategies and support sustainable workforce planning.”
    In the interest of providing data to researchers, policymakers, regulators, educators and hospital administrators to evaluate workforce needs, forecast future challenges and plan for the safe delivery of care, NCSBN and the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers have conducted biennial nursing workforce studies since 2013.

Wolters Kluwer enters nursing test prep market with launch of Lippincott Ready for NCLEX

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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To help prepare nursing students for real-world practice, Wolters Kluwer Health today announces the launch of Lippincott Ready for NCLEX® , a complete test prep solution for the National Council Licensure Examination ( NCLEX ).

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  • To help prepare nursing students for real-world practice, Wolters Kluwer Health today announces the launch of Lippincott Ready for NCLEX® , a complete test prep solution for the National Council Licensure Examination ( NCLEX ).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240328576892/en/
    To help prepare nursing students for real-world practice, Wolters Kluwer Health announces the launch of Lippincott Ready for NCLEX®, a complete test prep solution for the National Council Licensure Examination (Graphic: Business Wire)
    “By combining deep educational and testing expertise from Lippincott®, NurseTim®, and NurseThink®, we are redefining the nursing education testing market with a one-stop solution for NCLEX success,” said Julie Stegman , Vice President, Wolters Kluwer Health Learning & Practice.
  • The new Lippincott Ready for NCLEX combines performance insights for the NCLEX exam plus adaptive learning tools that help improve performance, including Lippincott PassPoint and NurseThink® NCLEX-RN® Conceptual Review Guide.
  • Together with Lippincott® Partnership for Nursing Education and Testing , Wolters Kluwer further integrates NurseTim offerings into Lippincott’s full curriculum collection of educational products and services for leading U.S. prelicensure nursing programs.

WGU Tackles America’s Nursing Shortage: Expands Nursing Prelicensure Program to 8 New States

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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The accredited degree program is now available in 19 states and expects to add more than 4,800 new nursing graduates to the workforce by 2027 to tackle the nursing shortage in the United States.

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  • The accredited degree program is now available in 19 states and expects to add more than 4,800 new nursing graduates to the workforce by 2027 to tackle the nursing shortage in the United States.
  • With the concept of meeting students where they are, WGU is expanding the Prelicensure degree program and establishing nursing simulation labs while also partnering with healthcare employers in communities for training sites and clinical faculty and staff.
  • “WGU is expanding the nursing Prelicensure degree program to address the critical nursing shortage in our country.
  • The WGU Prelicensure program is steadily expanding throughout the country with the university actively establishing nursing labs and clinical spaces for in-person clinical and lab rotations.

NCSBN Nursys e-Notify Database Enrolls more than 1 Million Individual Nurses

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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Chicago, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1 million individual nurses have chosen to self-enroll free of charge and reap the advantages of being enrolled in NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database.

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  • Chicago, Sept. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1 million individual nurses have chosen to self-enroll free of charge and reap the advantages of being enrolled in NCSBN Nursys e-Notify database.
  • In the same system, as an additional benefit, nurses can also obtain their unique nurse identifier, NCSBN ID, at the same time they enroll for Nursys e-Notify.
  • “We are extremely pleased that we have reached this significant milestone because we know how beneficial Nursys e-Notify is for both individual nurses and institutions that employ them,” comments NCSBN CEO David Benton, RGN, PhD, FRCN, FAAN.
  • Additionally, institutions that employ nurses or maintain a registry of nurses can register and  enroll their nurses in the Nursys e-Notify system for institutions .

NCSBN Elects National Leadership and Considers New Business with its Members at its 2023 Annual Meeting

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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Chicago, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN met in Chicago Aug. 16-18, 2023, to consider pertinent association business with its members.

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  • Chicago, Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN met in Chicago Aug. 16-18, 2023, to consider pertinent association business with its members.
  • NCSBN Board of Directors President Jay Douglas, MSM, RN, CSAC, FRE, executive director, Virginia Board of Nursing, noted, “In 2023 NCSBN celebrated its 45th Anniversary.
  • Approved the use of remote testing and artificial intelligence (AI) security technology by NCSBN Exams.
  • “These DA actions will enhance public protection nationally and internationally, preparing NCSBN for the future,” commented Douglas.

NCSBN Award Ceremony Honors Outstanding Nurse Regulators

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Chicago, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 16-18, 2023.

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  • Chicago, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NCSBN recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at its annual awards ceremony during the NCSBN Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly, held in Chicago, Aug. 16-18, 2023.
  • David Benton, RGN, PhD, FRCN, FAAN, CEO, NCSBN, was awarded the prestigious Founders Award that is given only upon occasion that an individual with ethics, integrity and sincerity has demonstrated the highest regard for the ideals and beliefs upon which NCSBN was founded.
  • Paula R. Meyer, MSN, RN, FRE, retired executive director, Washington State Board of Nursing, received the Meritorious Service Award, which is granted to a member for significant contributions to the mission and vision of NCSBN.
  • Suzanne Hunt, board staff, Tennessee Board of Nursing, received the Exceptional Contribution Award, which is given for significant contribution by a member who is not a president or executive officer and has demonstrated support of NCSBN’s mission.

NCSBN Announces First Quarter Passing Rates for Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) Examination

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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Exam passing rates for April 1 – June 30, 2023, can be found here .

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  • Exam passing rates for April 1 – June 30, 2023, can be found here .
  • NCSBN CEO David Benton RGN, PhD, FRCN, FAAN, comments, “We are very pleased that the launch of NGN was seamless for candidates.
  • The increase in those who passed the exam is a reflection of how well the enhanced test mirrors actual nursing practice.
  • The results from the first quarter show that our collaboration was successful.”

NCSBN Opposes American Medical Association Amendment on APRNs

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Friday, June 16, 2023
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U.S. nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) have regulated the practice of nursing for more than one hundred years.

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  • U.S. nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) have regulated the practice of nursing for more than one hundred years.
  • They have the unique experience and expertise to license, regulate and discipline nurses at all levels of practice from licensed practical/vocational nurses, to registered nurses to APRNs.
  • The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation , the nationally recognized and longstanding model for APRN regulation, calls for regulation of APRNs by NRBs.
  • “In the interest of public safety and protection, best practice dictates that regulation of APRNs should be within the purview of NRBs,” comments Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, NCSBN Chief Officer of Nursing Regulation.

NCSBN Selects Philip Dickison as New CEO

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
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Chicago, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) Board of Directors (BOD), has named Philip Dickison, PhD, RN, to succeed retiring CEO David Benton.

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  • Chicago, May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) Board of Directors (BOD), has named Philip Dickison, PhD, RN, to succeed retiring CEO David Benton.
  • Dickison assumes duties as CEO on Oct. 1, 2023.
  • Dickison currently serves as NCSBN’s chief operating officer (COO), a post he has held since 2017.
  • In that capacity, he has traveled extensively representing NCSBN across the globe.

WGU Expanding Nursing Prelicensure Program: Announces New State-of-the-Art Nursing Simulation Lab in Kansas City, Missouri to Train 1,000+ Nurses By 2026

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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WGU’s Kansas City lab features state-of-the-art hospital equipment, 17 patient beds in five simulation rooms, and four patient exam rooms.

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  • WGU’s Kansas City lab features state-of-the-art hospital equipment, 17 patient beds in five simulation rooms, and four patient exam rooms.
  • In Missouri, WGU expects to train and graduate more than 1,000 nurses by 2026.
  • Nationwide, WGU plans to open nursing prelicensure simulation labs across 11 states, adding capacity to train more than 4,800 nursing graduates to the workforce by 2027.
  • WGU has educated two percent of the nation’s registered nurses, representing more than 170,000 jobs in the healthcare industry.