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NCSBN RESEARCH BRIEF

Volume 20 | October 2005

2004 NURSE

LICENSEE VOLUME

AND NCLEX®

EXAMINATION

STATISTICS

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) | 2005

2004 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination StatisticsKevin Kenward, PhDThomas R. O’Neill, PhDMichelle Reynolds, MSEsther White

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)


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Table of Contents

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

I. 2004 Licensure Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

II. 2004 NCLEX® Examination Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1, 2004 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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List of Tables

Part I – Licensure Statistics

1. Boards of Nursing Empowered to License Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses or Other Categories of Nursing Personnel, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Registered Nurses: New-in-State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New-in-State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5. Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

6. Summary of Licensing Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

7. Distribution of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses within each Specialty Category, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

8. Total Number of Active Specialty Licenses within the Member Board Jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part II – NCLEX® Examination Statistics

1. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, January 1 – March 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, April 1 – June 30, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, July 1 – September 30, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, October 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

7. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Country of Education, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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9. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

10. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

11. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

12. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Country of Education, January 1 – December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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List of Figures


1. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, 1993–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17


1. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

2. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

3. NCLEX-RN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4. NCLEX-RN® Volume for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

5. NCLEX-RN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6. NCLEX-RN® Annual Volume, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

7. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

8. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

9. NCLEX-PN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

10. NCLEX-PN® Volume for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

11. NCLEX-PN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

12. NCLEX-PN® Annual Volume, April 1994 – December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

LIST OF FIGURES


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The mission of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is to lead in nursing regulation by assisting its member boards, collectively and individually, to promote safe and effective nursing practice in the interest of protecting public health and welfare.

NCSBN serves as a consultant, liaison, advocate and researcher to its members, and as an education and information resource to policymakers and the general public. This publication provides statis-tics, for the year 2004, on the licensing activities of NCSBN’s member boards and its two licensure examinations, the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN® ex-amination) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN® examination).


The data reported in Part I of this document include licensing statistics of the 60 state and territorial boards of nursing. The numbers of new licenses by endorsement and examination, as well as the total number of active licenses, are provided for each jurisdiction.

The data included in this publication provide li-censing statistics for the period July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004.


The NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations are administered on behalf of NCSBN’s 60 member boards. The purpose of these examinations is to determine if a candidate possesses the minimum knowledge and abilities to provide entry level nursing care that is safe and effective.

Candidate performance on the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations is summarized and reported by quarter and year. This publication provides a de-tailed report of the NCLEX examinations’ statistics for January 1 – December 31, 2004. Additionally, summaries of historical data from April 1, 1994 are also included.

Introduction

INTRODUCTION


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Part I 2004 Licensure Statistics

The data reported in this section indicate licensure processing activity and data on the total number of individuals licensed to practice within each jurisdiction during NCSBN’s fiscal year 2004. All data was obtained from state and territorial boards of nursing.

Estimates were provided where the exact figure requested for this collection of data was un-known.

Data are presented in a series of tables. Table 1 lists the National Council of State Boards of Nurs-ing (NCSBN) member boards, the geographic locality within which a board has responsibil-ity for regulating nursing practice, the types of licenses for which a board has licensing author-ity, and whether or not the board is empowered to issue licenses or certificates to practice in a specialty area of nursing. Tables 2–5 provide data related to new licenses issued by endorse-ment or examination, total numbers of active licenses (both RN and LPN/VN) by jurisdiction (JD), and graduates of foreign nursing programs licensed, by jurisdiction. Table 6 provides a sum-mary of licensing activities by examination and endorsement for RNs, LPN/VNs and graduates of foreign nursing programs. Tables 7 and 8 provide the numbers of active specialty licenses issued within each jurisdiction, by specialty license category. Figure 1 provides a review of the num-bers of active licenses for the years 1994–2004. Unless noted otherwise, all percentages are cal-culated in terms of column totals.

Note that nurses in Puerto Rico are licensed by virtue of passing Puerto Rico’s Spanish-language examination. In addition to taking this examina-tion, some nurses also take the NCLEX-RN® and/or NCLEX-PN® examination. The Puerto Rican exam-ination only allows nurses to practice in Puerto Rico; if they would like to practice elsewhere, they must take the NCLEX® examination.

Key Terms

Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses (LPN/VNs) obtain licensure by endorsement (if licensed in another jurisdic-tion) or by examination (if the applicant has never taken the appropriate NCLEX examination).

ACTIVE LICENSE figures are based on the reported actual or estimated total number of individuals holding an active license within a jurisdiction, and represent the nurses available for employment. Due to an unknown number of individuals hold-ing active licenses in more than one jurisdiction, the total number of active licenses nationwide may be higher than the total number of nurses.

ADVANCED PRACTICE LICENSES/AUTHORITY TO PRACTICE figures and tables contain data for Ad-vanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) groups: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS), Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psy-chiatry (CNS-PSYCH)/Mental Health and Nurse Practitioner (NP).

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Table 1. Boards of Nursing Empowered to License Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses or Other Categories of Nursing Personnel, by Jurisdiction

JD Board of Nursing RN LPN/VNOther Specialty

Groups

AK Alaska Board of Nursing YES YES YES

AL Alabama Board of Nursing YES YES YES

AR Arkansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

AS American Samoa Health Service Regulatory Board YES YES YES

AZ Arizona State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

CARN California Board of Registered Nursing YES NO YES

CAVNCalifornia Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners

NO YES NO

CO Colorado Board of Nursing YES YES YES

CT Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing YES YES YES

DC District of Columbia Board of Nursing YES YES YES

DE Delaware Board of Nursing YES YES YES

FL Florida Board of Nursing YES YES YES

GAPN Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NO

GARN Georgia Board of Nursing YES NO YES

GU Guam Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES

HIHawaii Board of Nursing Professional and Vocational Licensing Division

YES YES YES

IA Iowa Board of Nursing YES YES YES

ID Idaho Board of Nursing YES YES YES

IL Illinois Department of Professional Regulation YES YES YES

IN Indiana State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

KS Kansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

KY Kentucky Board of Nursing YES YES YES

LAPN Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners NO YES NO

LARN Louisiana State Board of Nursing YES NO YES

MA Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing YES YES YES

MD Maryland Board of Nursing YES YES YES

ME Maine State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

MI Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Services YES YES YES

MN Minnesota Board of Nursing YES YES YES

MO Missouri State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

MPNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners

YES YES YES

MS Mississippi Board of Nursing YES YES YES

MT Montana State Board of Nursing YES YES YES



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JD Board of Nursing RN LPN/VNOther Specialty

Groups

NC North Carolina Board of Nursing YES YES YES

ND North Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YES

NE Nebraska Health and Human Services System YES YES YES

NH New Hampshire Board of Nursing YES YES YES

NJ New Jersey Board of Nursing YES YES YES

NM New Mexico Board of Nursing YES YES YES

NV Nevada State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

NY New York State Board for Nursing YES YES YES

OH Ohio Board of Nursing YES YES YES

OK Oklahoma Board of Nursing YES YES YES

OR Oregon State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

PA Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES

RIRhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education

YES YES YES

SC South Carolina State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

SD South Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YES

TN Tennessee State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

TX Texas Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YES

UT Utah State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

VA Virginia Board of Nursing YES YES YES

VI Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure YES YES YES

VT Vermont State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

WA Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission YES YES YES

WI Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing YES YES YES

WVPNWest Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses

NO YES NO

WVRNWest Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses

YES NO YES

WY Wyoming State Board of Nursing YES YES YES

Table 1, continued



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JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State

n % n % n %

AK 365 0.42 623 0.75 988 0.58

AL 1,582 1.83 967 1.16 2,549 1.50

AR 956 1.10 685 0.82 1,641 0.97

AZ 1,540 1.78 3,252 3.91 4,792 2.82

CARN 9,986 11.52 8,599 10.34 18,585 10.95

CO 1,184 1.37 2,634 3.17 3,818 2.25

CT 825 0.95 1,343 1.62 2,168 1.28

DC 254 0.29 1,206 1.45 1,460 0.86

GU 50 0.06 30 0.04 80 0.05

FL 5,167 5.96 5,498 6.61 10,665 6.28

HI 867 1.00 1,000 1.20 1,867 1.10

IA 1,241 1.43 582 0.70 1,823 1.07

ID 393 0.45 689 0.83 1,082 0.64

IN 2,073 2.39 1,467 1.76 3,540 2.08

KS 1,006 1.16 1,160 1.40 2,166 1.28

KY 1,696 1.96 982 1.18 2,678 1.58

LARN 1,627 1.88 944 1.14 2,571 1.51

MA 2,108 2.43 1,743 2.10 3,851 2.27

MD 1,902 2.19 1,631 1.96 3,533 2.08

ME 512 0.59 727 0.87 1,239 0.73

MI 3,080 3.55 1,313 1.58 4,393 2.59

MN 3,065 3.54 1,356 1.63 4,421 2.60

MO 1,934 2.23 1,408 1.69 3,342 1.97

MP 190 0.22 48 0.06 238 0.14

MS 1,263 1.46 1,316 1.58 2,579 1.52

MT 422 0.49 439 0.53 861 0.51

NC 3,219 3.71 3,224 3.88 6,443 3.79

ND 368 0.42 272 0.33 640 0.38

NE 733 0.85 412 0.50 1,145 0.67

NH 437 0.50 855 1.03 1,292 0.76

NJ 2,033 2.35 2,502 3.01 4,535 2.67

NM 1,268 1.46 1,596 1.92 2,864 1.69

NV 554 0.64 2,629 3.16 3,183 1.87

NY 4,817 5.56 4,818 5.80 9,635 5.67

OH 4,044 4.67 1867 2.25 5,911 3.48

Table 2. Registered Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction



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n % n % n %

OK 1,216 1.40 851 1.02 2,067 1.22

OR 1,073 1.24 1,297 1.56 2,370 1.40

PA 3,635 4.19 3,762 4.53 7,397 4.36

SC 1,337 1.54 2,200 2.65 3,537 2.08

SD 435 0.50 279 0.34 714 0.42

TN 2,103 2.43 2,040 2.45 4,143 2.44

TX 5,760 6.65 3,408 4.10 9,168 5.40

UT 957 1.10 444 0.53 1,401 0.83

VA 2,129 2.46 3,010 3.62 5,139 3.03

VI 16 0.02 259 0.31 275 0.16

VT 589 0.68 715 0.86 1,304 0.77

WA 1,785 2.06 2,785 3.35 4,570 2.69

WI 1,944 2.24 1,179 1.42 3,123 1.84

WVRN 700 0.81 734 0.88 1,434 0.84

WY 214 0.25 352 0.42 566 0.33

Total 86,654 100.00 83,132 100.00 169,786 100.00

No information available for America Samoa, Georgia-RN, Illinois, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.

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n % n % n %

AK 44 0.10 75 0.50 119 0.21

AL 1,048 2.43 229 1.53 1,277 2.20

AR 879 2.04 227 1.51 1,106 1.91

AZ 649 1.51 382 2.55 1,031 1.78

CAVN 4,435 10.30 545 3.64 4,980 8.58

CO 719 1.67 317 2.11 1,036 1.79

CT 399 0.93 267 1.78 666 1.15

DC 69 0.16 409 2.73 478 0.82

FL 2,953 6.86 1,169 7.80 4,122 7.10

GU 10 0.02 10 0.07 20 0.03

HI 100 0.23 89 0.59 189 0.33

IA 1,108 2.57 108 0.72 1,216 2.10

ID 217 0.50 89 0.59 306 0.53

IN 1,323 3.07 345 2.30 1,668 2.87

KS 629 1.46 249 1.66 878 1.51

KY 775 1.80 269 1.79 1,044 1.80

LAPN 1,119 2.60 202 1.35 1,321 2.28

MA 692 1.61 124 0.83 816 1.41

MD 549 1.28 766 5.11 1,315 2.27

ME 20 0.05 81 0.54 101 0.17

MI 1,081 2.51 198 1.32 1,279 2.20

MN 1,290 3.00 166 1.11 1,456 2.51

MO 1,110 2.58 269 1.79 1,379 2.38

MP 5 0.01 0 0.00 5 0.01

MS 631 1.47 274 1.83 905 1.56

MT 165 0.38 79 0.53 244 0.42

NC 865 2.01 654 4.36 1,519 2.62

ND 242 0.56 80 0.53 322 0.55

NE 352 0.82 78 0.52 430 0.74

NH 164 0.38 162 1.08 326 0.56

NJ 638 1.48 176 1.17 814 1.40

NM 181 0.42 158 1.05 339 0.58

NV 69 0.16 312 2.08 381 0.66

NY 1,874 4.35 1,873 12.50 3,747 6.46

OH 2,734 6.35 401 2.68 3,135 5.40

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n % n % n %

OK 997 2.32 195 1.30 1,192 2.05

OR 333 0.77 158 1.05 491 0.85

PA 1,820 4.23 381 2.54 2,201 3.79

SC 641 1.49 307 2.05 948 1.63

SD 97 0.23 64 0.43 161 0.28

TN 1,195 2.78 949 6.33 2,144 3.69

TX 3,820 8.87 743 4.96 4,563 7.86

UT 647 1.50 61 0.41 708 1.22

VA 2,113 4.91 497 3.32 2,610 4.50

VI 9 0.02 14 0.09 23 0.04

VT 106 0.25 70 0.47 176 0.30

WA 1,004 2.33 257 1.71 1,261 2.17

WI 550 1.28 174 1.16 724 1.25

WVPN 454 1.05 217 1.45 671 1.16

WY 123 0.29 70 0.47 193 0.33

Total 43,047 100.00 14,989 100.00 58,036 100.00

No information available for America Samoa, Delaware, Georgia-PN, Illinois, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island.

Table 3, continued



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Table 4. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses, by Jurisdiction


JDRegistered Nurses

Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses

Total Number

n % n % n %

AK 8,889 0.29 894 0.11 9,783 0.25

AL 48,472 1.58 16,569 2.00 65,041 1.67

AR 29,167 0.95 14,861 1.79 44,028 1.13

AZ 55,543 1.81 10,713 1.29 66,256 1.70

CARN 289,372 9.45 289,372 7.44

CAVN 68,900 8.31 68,900 1.77

CO 50,695 1.66 9,306 1.12 60,001 1.54

CT 52,840 1.73 11,427 1.38 64,267 1.65

DC 22,076 0.72 2,764 0.33 24,840 0.64

FL 191,737 6.26 55,940 6.74 247,677 6.36

HI 14,676 0.48 2,697 0.33 17,373 0.45

IA 38,464 1.26 10,093 1.22 48,557 1.25

ID 13,381 0.44 3,935 0.47 17,316 0.44

IN 77,463 2.53 24,423 2.94 101,886 2.62

KS 36,955 1.21 8,376 1.01 45,331 1.16

KY 51,778 1.69 13,874 1.67 65,652 1.69

LAPN 21,238 2.56 21,238 0.55

LARN 44,847 1.46 44,847 1.15

MA 102,436 3.35 19,811 2.39 122,247 3.14

MD 61,477 2.01 11,223 1.35 72,700 1.87

ME 20,106 0.66 3,145 0.38 23,251 0.60

MI 115,675 3.78 26,324 3.17 141,999 3.65

MN 67,928 2.22 22,718 2.74 90,646 2.33

MO 76,833 2.51 22,792 2.75 99,625 2.56

MP 587 0.02 22 0.00 609 0.02

MS 33,282 1.09 11,777 1.42 45,059 1.16

MT 9,872 0.32 2,209 0.27 12,081 0.31

NC 98,969 3.23 21,203 2.56 120,172 3.09

ND 8,437 0.28 3,332 0.40 11,769 0.30

NE 20,689 0.68 6,276 0.76 26,965 0.69

NH 18,884 0.62 3,249 0.39 22,133 0.57

NJ 106,634 3.48 21,145 2.55 127,779 3.28

NM 17,677 0.58 3,161 0.38 20,838 0.54


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Table 4, continued


JDRegistered Nurses

Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurses

Total Number

n % n % n %

NV 20,267 0.66 2,937 0.35 23,204 0.60

NY 240,194 7.85 67,437 8.13 307,631 7.91

OH 140,190 4.58 45,050 5.43 185,240 4.76

OK 33,050 1.08 16,900 2.04 49,950 1.28

OR 38,425 1.26 4,087 0.49 42,512 1.09

PA 207,335 6.77 49,330 5.95 256,665 6.60

RI 17,359 0.57 2,610 0.31 19,969 0.51

SC 42,272 1.38 11,374 1.37 53,646 1.38

SD 10,881 0.36 2,183 0.26 13,064 0.34

TN 67,887 2.22 26,211 3.16 94,098 2.42

TX 178,525 5.83 76,317 9.20 254,842 6.55

UT 17,785 0.58 2,798 0.34 20,583 0.53

VA 86,915 2.84 28,215 3.40 115,130 2.96

VI 275 0.01 23 0.00 298 0.01

VT 9,688 0.32 1,894 0.23 11,582 0.30

WA 67,780 2.21 14,333 1.73 82,113 2.11

WI 68,682 2.24 15,559 1.88 84,241 2.16

WVPN 6,745 0.81 6,745 0.17

WVRN 22,516 0.74 22,516 0.58

WY 5,776 0.19 1,219 0.15 6,995 0.18

Total 3,061,643 100.00 829,619 100.00 3,891,2621 100.00

1 Includes 84,236 total number of active licenses reported in 2003 for Connecticut and Rhode Island.

No information available for America Samoa, Delaware, Georgia PN and RN, Guam, Illinois and Puerto Rico.


12

Table 5. Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed, by Jurisdiction

JDRN Graduates of

Foreign Nursing ProgramsLPN/VN Graduates of

Foreign Nursing Programs

AL 37

AR 9

AZ 185

CA 5,335

CT 94 37

DC 85 2

FL 583 61

GU 25 8

IA 5

ID 11

IN 3,540 1,668

KY 450

LA 33

MA 135 20

MD 287 16

ME 71 3

MN 878 9

MO 124 5

MP 233 5

MS 59 3

MT 118 6

NC 523 15

ND 37

NH 66 4

NJ 57

NM 881 5

NV 3,183 381

OH 250 25

OR 136 17

PA 365 3

SC 174 3

TX 1,186 22

WV 5

VA 63 3

WY 5

Total 19,223 2,326



13

Table 6. Summary of Licensing Activities

New-in-State

Registered Nurses 169,786

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 58,036

Total 227,822

Active Licenses

Registered Nurses 2,888,413

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 1,002,849

Total 3,891,262

Graduates of Foreign Nursing Program

Registered Nurses 19,223

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 2,326

Total 21,549



14

CNS

Type

s of

Nur

se P

ract

itio

ners

*

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M

nCR

NA

n

CNS-

PSYC

H

nCN

S nAC

n

AH

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L n

EMR

nFA

M

nFP

N

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ER

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SCH

n

NP

No

Spec

ialt

y n

Tota

l Act

ive

Lice

nses

n

AK

7225

09

3844

372

816

7369

39

54

AL

341,

431

121

9312

989

66

618

5077

225

02,

96

0

AR

2461

387

1,53

72,

261

AZ

276

316

129

2050

328

51,

253

5618

941

613

715

3,59

5

CARN

1,12

31,

730

1,9

4712

,265

17,0

65

CO30

663

19

442,

712

4,59

3

DC

98

216

3883

61,

188

FL58

12,

809

619

4935

87

1,80

114

050

153

216

53,

632

10,7

62

HI

911

610

21

263

15

74

IA70

390

106

754

171

445

357

151

213

11,

461

ID26

329

129

395

771

IN76

130

1,62

91,

835

KS56

693

193

456

3710

99

86

734

312

879

617

522,

649

KY9

693

610

129

5320

410

09

5220

2116

620

2,69

8

LARN

361,

106

8224

258

98

556

66

1811

769

42,

551

MA

429

871

965

4,9

507,

215

MD

197

486

364

125

678

383

700

176

120

176

112

3,41

8

ME

8542

917

322

317

480

247

35

1818

7658

21,

618

MI

270

2,0

152,

777

5,0

62

MN

181

1,27

822

521

131

338

208

652

222

7219

412

13,

625

MO

96

1,36

817

328

448

427

359

1,38

29

612

725

820

24,

640

MP

104

11

16

MS

2849

19

2941

2783

06

729

4529

1,57

1

MT

3513

217

173

2320

222

14

363

171

1357

1

NC

195

2,49

332

5029

029

92

1,26

04

6716

110

222

150

5,0

28

ND

724

723

118

121

213

162

211

562

Tabl

e 7.

Dis

trib

utio

n of

Act

ive

Adva

nced

Pra

ctic

e/Au

thor

ity

to P

ract

ice

Lice

nses

Wit

hin

Each

Spe

cial

ty C

ateg

ory,

by

Juri

sdic

tion



15CN

STy

pes

of N

urse

Pra

ctit

ione

rs*

JDCN

M

nCR

NA

n

CNS-

PSYC

H

nCN

S nAC

n

AH

nCH

P nCO

L n

EMR

nFA

M

nFP

N

nG

ER

nN

EO

nW

OM

n

PSY n

SCH

n

NP

No

Spec

ialt

y n

Tota

l Act

ive

Lice

nses

n

NE

2643

245

8

NH

9723

911

185

811

422

2416

68

133

21,

279

NJ

166

96

637

622

623

148

7527

836

712

358

3,39

1

NM

293

153

730

1,17

6

NV

2081

937

3522

411

916

418

3152

2

NY

233

3,62

51,

445

4,0

95

534

211

376

836

2511

,380

OH

369

2,26

622

31,

96

012

56

8456

387

877

216

277

166

7,6

60

OK

4243

743

147

1219

90

321

340

142

120

1,31

7

OR

210

398

138

2431

614

81

743

3930

132

303

2,48

2

PA29

29

8769

22

2,24

639

233

186

558

7032

5,33

7

SC81

1,22

838

2469

136

94

467

53

2450

725

37

2,51

3

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357

569

512

1119

58

4413

373

8

TX35

12,

599

318

1,0

5517

247

96

8861

2,38

622

229

693

487

4447

9,73

9

UT

103

183

286

VA23

11,

588

111

548

457

241,

762

262

115

286

181

5,20

5

VI11

11

11

41

11

12

21

11

129

VT45

451

481

878

2615

210

432

11

186

7

WA

301

612

437

2445

821

71,

289

94

5427

63,

762

WI

130

130

WVR

N61

500

867

4029

426

720

502

1,22

8

WY

1210

213

27

611

93

120

128

6

Tota

l7,

031

32,6

383,

469

8,47

01,

890

15,3

557,

547

1012

629

,20

374

2,4

102,

44

85,

698

2,51

115

729

,591

148,

628

*See

Tab

le 8

for

abbr

evia

tion

defi

niti

ons,

pag

e 16

.



16

Table 8. Total Number of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses Within the Member Board Jurisdictions

Abbreviation CategoryActive Licenses

n %

CNM Certified Nurse Midwife 7,031 4.7

CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 32,638 22.0

CNS-PSYCH Clinical Nurse Specialist – Psychiatry and/or Mental Health (including all its subspecialties)

3,469 2.3

CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist (all others) 8,470 5.7

Nurse Practitioners

AC Acute Care 1,890 1.3

AHP Adult Health 15,355 10.3

CHP Child Health/Pediatric 7,547 5.1

COL College Health 10 0.0

EMR Emergency 126 0.1

FAM Family 29,203 19.6

FPN Family Planning 74 0.1

GER Geriatric 2,410 1.6

NEO Neonatal 2,448 1.6

WOM Obstetrical and/or Gynecological and/or Women’s Health 5,698 3.8

PSY Psychiatric and/or Mental Health 2,511 1.7

SCH School Health 157 0.1

NP Nurse Practitioner – no specialty designation 29,591 19.9

Total 148,628 100.0



17Fi

gure

1. T

otal

Num

ber o

f Act

ive

Lice

nses

: Reg

iste

red

Nur

ses

and

Lice

nsed

Pra

ctic

al/V

ocat

iona

l Nur

ses,

199

4–2

00

4

Number of Active Licenses

Year


No

info

rmat

ion

avai

labl

e fo

r A

mer

ica

Sam

oa, D

elaw

are,

Geo

rgia

PN

and

RN

, Gua

m, I

llino

is, a

nd P

uert

o Ri

co.

RN to

tal i

nclu

des

70,1

99

act

ive

RN li

cens

es a

nd 1

4,0

37 P

N a

ctiv

e lic

ense

s re

port

ed in

20

03

for

Conn

ecti

cut a

nd R

hode

Isl

and.

RNLP

N/V

N

2,956,425

2,992,342

3,054,215

3,097,902

3,103,981

3,103,444

3,186,880

3,210,456

3,061,643

2,892,720

829,619

885,559

877,748

876,487

902,154

911,332

919,240

883,102

908,207

912,585

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

1994

1995-1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004


18PART I: 2004 LICENSURE STATISTICS


19

Introduction

In 1982, NCSBN revised the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) substantially. NCSBN changed the examination from a norm-ref-erenced test to a criterion-referenced test, implemented a new test plan and used Rasch’s (1960) one parameter logistic model to cali-brate items and measure candidates’ abilities. At this time, NCSBN renamed the examinations the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®). However, these NCLEX® ex-aminations were very different than the NCLEX examinations taken by candidates today. These examinations were administered only twice a year in a pencil and paper format and each ad-ministration lasted two days.

In 1986, the NCSBN Board of Directors funded an initial investigation on the feasibility of using Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) procedures. CAT held the promise to make tests available year round, make tests shorter by only giving candidates items that were appropriate for their ability and provide greater security for the content of the items. On April 1, 1994, NCSBN began administering the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations exclusively via CAT. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2004, as well as his-torical data.

Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)

CAT is a method of administering examinations that combines the power and speed of current computer technology with modern measurement theory. With CAT, each candidate’s test is unique; it is assembled interactively as the individual

is tested. As the candidate answers each ques-tion, the computer calculates an ability estimate based on all earlier answers. The test administra-tion software then identifies the content area for the next item. Next, the software scans through the available items within the identified content area for an item that has a degree of difficulty sufficient to give the candidate approximately a 50% chance of answering it correctly. This item is selected and presented to the candidate on the computer screen. This process is repeated for each item, creating an examination tailored to the individual’s ability level while fulfilling all NCLEX test plan requirements. The examination continues in this way until a pass/fail decision can be determined. Because the test could end at any time after the minimum number of items has been answered, it is important that the test plan specifications are met throughout the entire test, as all tests must meet the test plan specifi-cations.

Setting the Passing Standard

To ensure a consistent standard of competence in nursing practice, NCSBN uses a criterion- referenced standard, which means that passing or failing depends solely upon a candidate’s level of performance in relation to the established point that represents safe entry-level competence. There is no preassigned percentage of candidates that pass or fail each examination. Because the prac-tice of nursing changes over time, it is necessary to reevaluate the appropriateness of the passing standard from time to time. To ensure that the passing standards for the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations accurately reflect the amount of nursing ability currently required to practice competently at the entry level, NCSBN’s Board of Directors reevaluates the passing standard every

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20

three years or when the test plan changes. In evaluating the passing standard, they consider information from a variety of sources. Although there is no limit on the information that they may consider, they are typically presented with the following information:

1. The results of a standard setting exercise undertaken by the Panel of Judges. Currently, this exercise consists of a modified Angoff procedure, with additional statistical compromise procedures. Also, a list of the members on the Panel of Judges and their qualifications is included.

2. An historical record of the passing standard and annual summaries of candidate performance on the NCLEX examination since the implementation of the CAT methodology in 1994.

3. The results from the annual Standard Setting Survey, which solicits the opinions of employers and educators regarding the competence of the current cohort of entry-level nurses.

4. Information detailing the educational readiness of high school graduates who expressed an interest in nursing.

In April 1998, the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN examination was increased from –0.42 logits to –0.35 logits. In April 2001, this standard was retained for another three years. However, in April 2004, the standard was in-creased to –0.28 logits. The passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examination has experienced a similar increase over time. In April 1999, the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examination was increased from –0.51 logits to –0.47 logits. In April 2002, this standard was retained for an-other three years. In April 2005, the NCLEX-PN passing standard was increased from –0.47 to –0.42 logits. It is important to note that the RN and PN standards are not directly comparable be-

cause they are based on different item pools and different scopes of practice.

Pass-Fail Decisions

Candidate performance on the NCLEX examina-tions is reported only as a pass-fail decision. Scores are never reported. As a result, almost all the statistics presented here are pass rates or statistics based upon a pass-fail decision.

To make pass-fail decisions, the computer seeks to determine with 95% certainty whether the candidate’s true ability is above or below the passing standard. To do this, three pieces of information must be known: the current person ability estimate, the precision of that estimate and the passing standard. After the minimum number of items has been answered, the com-puter compares the candidate’s ability level to the standard required for passing. Candidates clearly above the passing standard pass. Candi-dates clearly below the passing standard fail.

If the candidate’s ability level is close enough to the passing standard that it is not clear which side of the passing standard his or her ability falls, the computer continues asking items. As more items are answered, the candidate’s ability estimate becomes more precise. After each item, the candidate’s ability level is recomputed, using all of the information (answers to all the items asked) available at that point. When it becomes clear on which side of the passing standard the candidate’s ability falls, the examination ends.

Some candidates’ abilities, of course, are very close to the passing standard. For these candi-dates, all items in the item pool might not provide enough information to be certain their ability is truly above or below the passing standard. These are the candidates who take the maximum num-ber of items. Once the maximum number of items has been administered, the computer waives the



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95% certainty requirement and makes a pass or fail decision based upon the candidate’s fi-nal ability estimate. If the candidate’s ability estimate is above the passing standard, the can-didate passes. If not, he or she fails.

If an NCLEX examination ends because time runs out, then the computer does not have enough in-formation to make a clear pass-fail decision; if it did, it already would have stopped administer-ing items. However, when the response patterns of people who ran out of time were investigated, it was found that some had been performing con-

sistently above the passing standard, and their “true” ability level appeared to be above passing, although close to it. A mechanism is therefore provided for these candidates to pass. The key word here is “consistently.” If a candidate’s abil-ity estimate has been consistently above the passing standard over the last 60 items, then he or she will pass, despite having run out of time.


22PART II: 2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICSTa

ble

1. C

andi

date

s Ta

king

the

NCL

EX-R

N® E

xam

inat

ion,

by

Type

of C

andi

date

, Jan

uary

1 –

Dec

embe

r 31,

20

04

1

Type

of C

andi

date

Jan

1 –

Mar

31,

20

04

Apr 1

– Ju

n 30

, 20

04

Jul 1

– S

ep 3

0, 2

00

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ct 1

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1, 2

00

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tal:

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1 - D

ec 3

1, 2

00

4

Cand

idat

esPa

ssed

%Ca

ndid

ates

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

esPa

ssed

%Ca

ndid

ates

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

esPa

ssed

%

Firs

t-Tim

e,

U.S

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ucat

ed

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ma

855

747

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497

454

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31,

390

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date

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f RN

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s. T

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83.

3% (

SD 1

5.5)

. Whe

n in

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t ten

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53)

the

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n pa

ss r

ate

was

84.

8% (

SD 1

0.4

).


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Table 2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2004

NCLEX-RN® January 1 – December 31, 2004

Passing Standard2 -0.28 logits1

Estimated Decision Consistency3 0.91

Average Test Length4 120 items

Percent of Candidates Taking the Minimum Number of Items 51.3%

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Number of Items 13.7%

Average Testing Time5 2 hours, 4 minutes

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Amount of Time 1.7%

1 April 1, 2004, the NCLEX-RN passing standard increased from -0.35 to -0.28 logits.

2 The NCLEX-RN passing standard scale uses logits as the unit of measurement. Logits is short for log-odds-units. These units have no inherent meaning with regard to nursing content and in fact have an arbitrary zero point, but logits are practical because the probability of a correct response can easily be computed when the candidate’s ability and the item’s difficulty are known. Typically, the logit range on the NCLEX-RN scale is from -2.00 (easy items or low ability candidates) to 2.00 (difficult items or high ability candidates).

3 Estimated Decision Consistency is an indicator of reliability. Conceptually, it is the proportion of pass-fail decisions that would remain the same if the same population were retested immediately after their first test (assuming no learning or fatigue effects) using a different set of items.

4 NCLEX-RN examinations consist of 75 to 265 items.

5 On October 1, 2004, the standard amount of allotted testing time for the NCLEX-RN increased from 5 to 6 hours.


24PART II: 2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS

Juri

sdic

tion

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ma

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iate

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ree

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1 –

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31,

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Number Examined

Year

Adm

inis

tere

d


43

0

10,0

00

20,0

00

30,0

00

40,0

00

50,0

00

60,0

00

70,0

00

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

200

020

01

200

220

03

200

4

Jan

Apr

Jul

Oct


Figu

re 5

. NCL

EX-R

N® V

olum

e fo

r All

Cand

idat

es

Number Examined

Year

Adm

inis

tere

d


44

0

25,0

00

50,0

00

75,0

00

100

,00

0

125,

00

0

150

,00

0

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

200

020

01

200

220

03

200

4

All C

andi

date

s

Firs

t-Ti

me,

U.S

.-Edu

cate

d


Figu

re 6

. NCL

EX-R

N® A

nnua

l Vol

ume,

Apr

il 19

94 –

Dec

embe

r 20

04

Number Examined

Year

Adm

inis

tere

d


45Ta

ble

9. C

andi

date

s Ta

king

the

NCL

EX-P

N® E

xam

inat

ion,

by

Type

of C

andi

date

, Jan

uary

1 –

Dec

embe

r 31,

20

04

1

Type

of C

andi

date

Jan

1 –

Mar

31,

20

04

Apr 1

– Ju

n 30

, 20

04

Jul 1

– S

ep 3

0, 2

00

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ct 1

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ec 3

1, 2

00

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tal

Jan

1 - D

ec 3

1, 2

00

4

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idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Firs

t-Tim

e,

U.S

.-Ed

ucat

ed

10,0

60

8,87

588

.29,

130

8,0

1287

.818

,69

017

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91.

211

,40

310

,10

388

.649

,283

44,0

4189

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at,

U.S

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ucat

ed

2,15

197

945

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446

1,10

845

.32,

191

936

42.7

2,31

71,

09

147

.19,

105

4,11

445

.2

Firs

t-Tim

e,

Inte

rnat

iona

lly E

duca

ted

490

251

51.2

430

234

54.4

479

246

51.4

518

284

54.8

1,9

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52.9

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436

135

31.0

458

124

27.1

440

108

24.5

473

133

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1,80

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andi

date

s13

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10,2

40

77.9

12,4

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478

76.0

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00

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rfor

man

ce o

f PN

Edu

cati

onal

Pro

gram

s. T

he f

ollo

win

g is

a s

umm

ary

of t

he 2

00

4 N

CLEX

pas

s ra

tes

for

U.S

. PN

edu

cati

on p

rogr

ams

base

d up

on fi

rst-

tim

e ca

ndid

ate

perf

orm

ance

: In

20

04,

1,3

03

U.S

. PN

pro

gram

s ha

d at

leas

t one

firs

t-ti

me

cand

idat

e. T

he m

ean

pass

rat

e fo

r th

ose

prog

ram

s w

as 8

9.5%

(SD

15.

3). W

hen

incl

udin

g on

ly th

ose

prog

ram

s w

ith

at le

ast t

en fi

rst-

tim

e ex

amin

ees

(N=1

,151

), th

e m

ean

pass

rat

e w

as 9

1.1%

(SD

9.7

).

Tabl

e 10

. Sum

mar

y St

atis

tics

for F

irst

-Tim

e, U

.S.-

Educ

ated

Can

dida

tes

Taki

ng th

e N

CLEX

-PN

® Exa

min

atio

n, Ja

nuar

y 1

– D

ecem

ber 3

1, 2

00

4N

CLEX

-PN

®Ja

nuar

y–D

ecem

ber 2

00

4

Pass

ing

Stan

dard

1–0

.42

logi

ts

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mat

ed D

ecis

ion

Cons

iste

ncy2

0.9

2

Aver

age

Test

Len

gth3

110

item

s

Perc

ent o

f Can

dida

tes

Taki

ng th

e M

inim

um N

umbe

r of

Ite

ms

61.9

%

Perc

ent o

f Can

dida

tes

Taki

ng th

e M

axim

um N

umbe

r of

Ite

ms

13.1

%

Aver

age

Test

ing

Tim

e41

hour

, 53

min

utes

Perc

ent o

f Can

dida

tes

Taki

ng th

e M

axim

um A

mou

nt o

f Tim

e0

.6%

1 Th

e N

CLEX

-PN

sca

le u

ses

logi

ts a

s th

e un

it o

f mea

sure

men

t. L

ogit

s is

sho

rt fo

r log

-odd

s-un

its.

The

se u

nits

hav

e no

inhe

rent

mea

ning

wit

h re

gard

to n

ursi

ng c

onte

nt a

nd, i

n fa

ct h

ave

an a

rbit

rary

ze

ro p

oint

, but

logi

ts a

re p

ract

ical

bec

ause

the

pro

babi

lity

of a

cor

rect

res

pons

e ca

n ea

sily

be

com

pute

d w

hen

the

cand

idat

e’s

abili

ty a

nd t

he it

em’s

diffi

cult

y ar

e kn

own.

Typ

ical

ly, t

he lo

git

rang

e on

the

NCL

EX-P

N s

cale

is fr

om -2

.00

(ea

sy it

ems

or lo

w a

bilit

y ca

ndid

ates

) to

2.0

0 (

diffi

cult

item

s or

hig

h ab

ility

can

dida

tes)

.

2 Es

tim

ated

Dec

isio

n Co

nsis

tenc

y is

an

indi

cato

r of

rel

iabi

lity.

Con

cept

ually

, it

is t

he p

ropo

rtio

n of

pas

s-fa

il de

cisi

ons

that

wou

ld r

emai

n th

e sa

me

if t

he s

ame

popu

lati

on w

ere

rete

sted

imm

edi-

atel

y af

ter

thei

r fir

st te

st (

assu

min

g no

lear

ning

or

fati

gue

effec

ts)

usin

g a

diffe

rent

set

of i

tem

s.

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min

atio

ns c

onsi

st o

f 85

to 2

05

item

s.

4 Th

e st

anda

rd a

mou

nt o

f allo

tted

test

ing

tim

e fo

r th

e N

CLEX

-PN

exa

min

atio

n is

5 h

ours

.



46

Juri

sdic

tion

Jan

1 –

Mar

31,

20

04

Apr 1

– Ju

n 30

, 20

04

Jul 1

– S

ep 3

0, 2

00

4O

ct 1

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ec 3

1, 2

00

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tal J

an 1

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ec 3

1, 2

00

4

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idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

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ed%

Cand

idat

es

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ed%

Cand

idat

es

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ed%

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es

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ed%

Ala

bam

a38

932

884

.315

512

681

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929

188

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828

386

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201

1,0

2885

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ska

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92.

912

86

6.7

53

60

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26

6.7

3426

76.5

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eric

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02

210

0.0

21

00

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240

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137

131

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79

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219

216

98.

69

29

210

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4

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89.6

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19

582

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2

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318

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99

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156

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8

PART II: 2004 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICSTa

ble

11. F

irst

-Tim

e, U

.S.-

Educ

ated

Can

dida

tes

Taki

ng th

e N

CLEX

-PN

® Exa

min

atio

n, Ja

nuar

y 1

– D

ecem

ber 3

1, 2

00

4


47

Juri

sdic

tion

Jan

1 –

Mar

31,

20

04

Apr 1

– Ju

n 30

, 20

04

Jul 1

– S

ep 3

0, 2

00

4O

ct 1

– D

ec 3

1, 2

00

4To

tal J

an 1

– D

ec 3

1, 2

00

4

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Cand

idat

es

Pass

ed%

Neb

rask

a62

579

1.9

8774

85.1

197

184

93.4

7873

93.6

424

388

91.

5

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ada

11

100

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0.0

1211

91.

73

310

0.0

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6

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pshi

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100

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176

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91.

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8

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0.0

152

152

100

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61

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land

63

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100

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49

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48

Coun

try

of

Educ

atio

n

Jan

1 –

Mar

31,

20

04

Apr 1

– Ju

n 30

, 20

04

Jul 1

– S

ep 3

0, 2

00

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ct 1

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ssed

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ndid

ates

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ed%

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ndid

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ed%

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ssed

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01

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00

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00

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100

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110

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62

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0.0

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51

20.0

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12.5

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