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National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) | 2006

2005 Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination StatisticsKevin Kenward, PhDThomas R. O’Neill, PhDMichelle Eich, 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 . 2005 Licensure Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

II . 2005 NCLEX® Examination Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

NCLEX-RN® Examination, Jan. 1, 2005 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

NCLEX-PN® Examination, Jan. 1, 2005 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses Within the Member Board Jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part II – NCLEX® Examination Statistics

1. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, Jan. 1 – March 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, April 1 – June 30, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, July 1 – Sept. 30, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

7. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

8. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Country of Education, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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9. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Type of Candidate, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

10. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

11. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

12. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Country of Education, Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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List of Figures


1. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, 1995 – 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 member boards, collectively and individu-ally, 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 policy makers and the gen-eral public. This publication provides statistics on the licensing activities of NCSBN’s member boards and its two licensure examinations, the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®).


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 section provide licens-ing statistics for the period July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005.


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 nurs-ing 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 section provides a detailed report of the NCLEX examinations statistics for Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2005. Additionally, summaries of histori-cal data from April 1, 1994, are also included.

Introduction

INTRODUCTION

* At the time of the survey there were 60 member boards; there are currently 59.


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Part I 2005 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 juris-diction during July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005. 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 unknown.

Data are presented in a series of tables. Table 1 lists the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) member boards, the geographic locality within which a board has responsibility for regulat-ing nursing practice (JD), the types of licenses for which a board has licensing authority, and whether or not the board is empowered to issue licenses or certificates to practice in a specialty area of nurs-ing. Tables 2–5 provide data related to new licenses issued by endorsement or examination, total num-bers of active licenses (both RN and LPN/VN) by jurisdiction, and graduates of foreign nursing pro-grams licensed, by jurisdiction. Table 6 provides a summary 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 cat-egory. Figure 1 provides a review of the numbers of active licenses for the years 1995–2005. Unless noted otherwise, all percentages are calculated in terms of column totals.

Key Terms

Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical or vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) obtain licensure by endorsement (if licensed in another jurisdiction) 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 holding 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 advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) groups: certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), certified nurse midwife (CNM), certified nurse spe-cialist (CNS), CNS-PSYCH/mental health and nurse practitioner (NP).

ABBREVIATIONS are followed by the category of advanced practice/authority to practice license:

CNM — Certified Nurse Midwife

CRNA — Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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

CNS — Clinical Nurse Specialist (all others)

PART I: 2005 LICENSURE STATISTICS


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Table �. 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

CAVN California 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

HI Hawaii 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

MP Northern 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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Table �, continued


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

RI Rhode 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

WVPN West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses

NO YES NO

WVRN West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses

YES NO YES

WY Wyoming State Board of Nursing YES YES YES


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


JDExamination Endorsement Total New in State

n % n % n %

AK 242 0.28 573 0.74 815 0.49

AL 2,018 2.30 1,153 1.50 3,171 1.92

AR 1,169 1.33 520 0.68 1,689 1.02

AZ 1,563 1.78 3,777 4.90 5,340 3.24

CARN 10,329 11.76 10,127 13.15 20,456 12.41

CT 1,026 1.17 1,308 1.70 2,334 1.42

DE 374 0.43 643 0.83 1,017 0.62

GARN 1,866 2.12 3,426 4.45 5,292 3.21

HI 396 0.45 1,033 1.34 1,429 0.87

IA 1,338 1.52 601 0.78 1,939 1.18

ID 405 0.46 753 0.98 1,158 0.70

IL 3,499 3.98 2,420 3.14 5,919 3.59

KS 1,183 1.35 1,045 1.36 2,228 1.35

KY 1,987 2.26 1,046 1.36 3,033 1.84

LARN 1,837 2.09 937 1.22 2,774 1.68

MA 2,378 2.71 2,140 2.78 4,518 2.74

ME 558 0.64 661 0.86 1,219 0.74

MI 3,093 3.52 1,282 1.66 4,375 2.65

MN 3,090 3.52 1,269 1.65 4,359 2.64

MO 2,243 2.55 2,324 3.02 4,567 2.77

MP 169 0.19 23 0.03 192 0.12

MS 1,600 1.82 686 0.89 2,286 1.39

NC 3,518 4.00 3,603 4.68 7,121 4.32

ND 338 0.38 204 0.26 542 0.33

NE 827 0.94 257 0.33 1,084 0.66

NH 539 0.61 1,082 1.40 1,621 0.98

NJ 2,525 2.87 2,149 2.79 4,674 2.83

NM 1,388 1.58 743 0.96 2,131 1.29

NV 618 0.70 2,274 2.95 2,892 1.75

NY 5,543 6.31 5,543 7.20 11,086 6.72

OH 3,780 4.30 2,271 2.95 6,051 3.67

OK 1,239 1.41 1,037 1.35 2,276 1.38

OR 1,319 1.50 1,408 1.83 2,727 1.65

PA 4,999 5.69 3,668 4.76 8,667 5.26

RI 313 0.36 800 1.04 1,113 0.68

SC 1,610 1.83 1,963 2.55 3,573 2.17


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n % n % n %

SD 520 0.59 311 0.40 831 0.50

TN 3,022 3.44 1,858 2.41 4,880 2.96

TX 7,817 8.90 4,104 5.33 11,921 7.23

VT 848 0.97 731 0.95 1,579 0.96

WA 1,549 1.76 2,812 3.65 4,361 2.65

WI 2,199 2.50 1,083 1.41 3,282 1.99

WVRN 786 0.89 1,251 1.62 2,037 1.24

WY 204 0.23 112 0.15 316 0.19

Total 87,864 100 .00 77,011 100 .00 164,875 100 .00

No information available for American Samoa, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Puerto Rico, Utah, Virgin Islands and Virginia.


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Table �. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction



n % n % n %

AK 55 0.14 55 0.39 110 0.21

AL 1,177 3.01 288 2.06 1,465 2.76

AR 920 2.36 198 1.41 1,118 2.11

AZ 646 1.65 525 3.75 1,171 2.21

CAVN 5,246 13.43 560 4.00 5,806 10.94

CT 222 0.57 245 1.75 467 0.88

DE 105 0.27 177 1.26 282 0.53

GAPN 1,351 3.46 966 6.90 2,317 4.37

HI 129 0.33 82 0.59 211 0.40

IA 1,172 3.00 123 0.88 1,295 2.44

ID 263 0.67 91 0.65 354 0.67

IL 1,289 3.30 307 2.19 1,596 3.01

KS 765 1.96 232 1.66 997 1.88

KY 268 0.69 754 5.38 1,022 1.93

LAPN 1,182 3.03 213 1.52 1,395 2.63

MA 770 1.97 132 0.94 902 1.70

ME 33 0.08 74 0.53 107 0.20

MI 1,250 3.20 246 1.76 1,496 2.82

MN 1,405 3.60 186 1.33 1,591 3.00

MO 1,272 3.26 335 2.39 1,607 3.03

MP 23 0.06 0 0.00 23 0.04

MS 613 1.57 210 1.50 823 1.55

NC 951 2.44 823 5.88 1,774 3.34

ND 235 0.60 67 0.48 302 0.57

NE 458 1.17 54 0.39 512 0.96

NH 289 0.74 162 1.16 451 0.85

NJ 737 1.89 147 1.05 884 1.67

NM 224 0.57 133 0.95 357 0.67

NV 53 0.14 347 2.48 400 0.75

NY 2,131 5.46 2,130 15.21 4,261 8.03

OH 1,534 3.93 311 2.22 1,845 3.48

OK 1,205 3.09 199 1.42 1,404 2.65

OR 316 0.81 171 1.22 487 0.92

PA 1,989 5.09 579 4.13 2,568 4.84

RI 67 0.17 63 0.45 130 0.25

SC 683 1.75 322 2.30 1,005 1.89


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n % n % n %

SD 133 0.34 40 0.29 173 0.33

TN 1,169 2.99 543 3.88 1,712 3.23

TX 4,318 11.06 985 7.03 5,303 9.99

VT 113 0.29 77 0.55 190 0.36

WA 1,010 2.59 362 2.58 1,372 2.59

WI 699 1.79 197 1.41 896 1.69

WVPN 475 1.22 217 1.55 692 1.30

WY 107 0.27 80 0.57 187 0.35

Total 39,052 100 .00 14,008 100 .00 53,060 100 .00

No information available for American Samoa, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Guam, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Puerto Rico, Utah, Virgin Islands and Virginia.


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Table �. 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 7,819 0.23 786 0.09 8,605 0.20

AL 47,970 1.44 18,290 2.03 66,260 1.56

AR 28,212 0.84 15,285 1.70 43,497 1.03

AZ 58,657 1.76 11,221 1.24 69,878 1.65

CARN 299,837 8.98 299,837 7.07

CAVN 70,911 7.87 70,911 1.67

CO 50,695 1.52 9,306 1.03 60,001 1.42

CT 54,861 1.64 11,996 1.33 66,857 1.58

DC 22,076 0.66 2,764 0.31 24,840 0.59

DE 12,393 0.37 2,264 0.25 14,657 0.35

FL 191,737 5.74 55,940 6.21 247,677 5.84

GAPN 32,100 3.56 32,100 0.76

GARN 92,890 2.78 92,890 2.19

HI 16,415 0.49 2,983 0.33 19,398 0.46

IA 39,423 1.18 10,588 1.17 50,011 1.18

ID 14,586 0.44 3,799 0.42 18,385 0.43

IL 137,109 4.11 26,616 2.95 163,725 3.86

IN 77,463 2.32 24,423 2.71 101,886 2.40

KS 35,210 1.05 8,623 0.96 43,833 1.03

KY 48,847 1.46 15,062 1.67 63,909 1.51

LAPN 21,697 2.41 21,697 0.51

LARN 46,175 1.38 46,175 1.09

MA 103,434 3.10 19,747 2.19 123,181 2.90

MD 61,477 1.84 11,223 1.25 72,700 1.71

ME 20,106 0.60 3,145 0.35 23,251 0.55

MI 117,007 3.50 25,235 2.80 142,242 3.35

MN 69,811 2.09 22,960 2.55 92,771 2.19

MO 74,642 2.24 22,590 2.51 97,232 2.29

MP 646 0.02 64 0.01 710 0.02

MS 32,384 0.97 12,778 1.42 45,162 1.07

MT 9,872 0.30 2,209 0.25 12,081 0.28

NC 122,401 3.67 21,197 2.35 143,598 3.39

ND 8,591 0.26 3,380 0.37 11,971 0.28

NE 20,304 0.61 6,871 0.76 27,175 0.64

NH 19,166 0.57 3,330 0.37 22,496 0.53

NJ 102,433 3.07 19,430 2.16 121,863 2.87


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JDRegistered Nurses

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses

Total Number

n % n % n %

NM 18,861 0.56 3,233 0.36 22,094 0.52

NV 21,057 0.63 3,068 0.34 24,125 0.57

NY 244,488 7.32 69,797 7.74 314,285 7.41

OH 149,710 4.48 44,790 4.97 194,500 4.59

OK 34,635 1.04 17,043 1.89 51,678 1.22

OR 39,276 1.18 4,101 0.45 43,377 1.02

PA 175,708 5.26 49,442 5.48 225,150 5.31

RI 17,623 0.53 2,541 0.28 20,164 0.48

SC 46,412 1.39 11,821 1.31 58,233 1.37

SD 11,049 0.33 2,195 0.24 13,244 0.31

TN 68,865 2.06 26,485 2.94 95,350 2.25

TX 183,027 5.48 77,737 8.62 260,764 6.15

UT 17,785 0.53 2,798 0.31 20,583 0.49

VA 86,915 2.60 28,215 3.13 115,130 2.72

VI 275 0.01 23 0.00 298 0.01

VT 9,262 0.28 2,129 0.24 11,391 0.27

WA 68,059 2.04 14,391 1.60 82,450 1.94

WI 72,406 2.17 14,766 1.64 87,172 2.06

WVPN 6,933 0.77 6,933 0.16

WVRN 22,981 0.69 22,981 0.54

WY 5,845 0.18 1,116 0.12 6,961 0.16

Total 3,338,888 100 .00 901,437 100 .00 4,240,3251 100 .00

1 Includes 655,196 total number of active licenses reported in 2004 for Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Utah, Virginia and Virgin Islands.

No information available for American Samoa, Guam and Puerto Rico.


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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 58 5

AR 15

AZ 401

CA 5,429

CT 434 97

DE 3

GA 125

IA 5

ID 6

KS 40 10

KY 92 13

LA 66

MA 205

ME 63 3

MN 808 5

MO 122 1

MP 187 22

NC 193 2

ND 23 2

NH 115 11

NM 840 2

OR 162 10

PA 577 24

TX 1,621 75

WVPN 31 20

WY 2

Total 11,620 305

Information provided by 26 boards.


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Table �. Summary of Licensing Activities

New in State

Registered Nurses 164,875

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 53,060

Total 217,935

Active Licenses

Registered Nurses 3,338,888

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 901,437

Total 4,240,3251

Graduates of Foreign Nursing Program

Registered Nurses 11,620

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 305

Total 11,9252

1 Includes 655,196 total number of active licenses reported in 2004 for Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Montana, Utah, Virginia and Virgin Islands.

2 Information provided by 26 boards.


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

Abbreviation CategoryActive Licenses

n %

CNM Certified Nurse Midwife 5,464 3.9

CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 30,982 22.3

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

3,613 2.6

CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist (all others) 9,158 6.6

Nurse Practitioners

AC Acute Care 1,629 1.2

AHP Adult Health 9,628 6.9

CHP Child Health/Pediatric 6,230 4.5

COL College Health 7 0.0

EMR Emergency 103 0.1

FAM Family 25,326 18.2

FPN Family Planning 82 0.1

GER Geriatric 2,038 1.5

NEO Neonatal 2,166 1.6

WOM Obstetrical and/or Gynecological and/or Women’s Health 4,686 3.4

PSY Psychiatric and/or Mental Health 2,636 1.9

SCH School Health 130 0.1

NP Nurse Practitioner - no specialty designation 35,362 25.4

Total 139,240 100 .0

Information provided by 41 boards.


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��

Introduction

In 1982, NCSBN revised the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) substantially. NCSBN changed the examination from a norm-referenced test to a criterion-referenced test, implemented a new test plan and used Rasch’s (1960) one param-eter logistic model to calibrate 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® examinations 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 admin-istration lasted two days.

In 1986, the NCSBN Board of Directors funded an initial investigation on the feasibility of using Com-puterized 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 break-down of candidate performance for 2005, as well as historical 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 assem-bled interactively as the individual is tested. As the candidate answers each question, the computer

calculates an ability estimate based on all earlier answers. The test administration 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 can-didate 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 tai-lored 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 specifi-cations are met throughout the entire test.

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 per-formance 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 practice of nurs-ing 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 cur-rently required to practice competently at the entry level, NCSBN’s Board of Directors reevaluates the passing standard every 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

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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 increased to –0.28 logits. The passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examina-tion 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 another 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 because they are based on different item pools and different scopes of practice.

Pass-Fail Decisions

Candidate performance on the NCLEX examinations 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 can-didate’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 stan-dard. After the minimum number of items has been answered, the computer compares the candidate’s ability level to the standard required for passing. Candidates clearly above the passing standard pass. Candidates 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 abil-ity 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 candidates, 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 can-didates who take the maximum number of items. Once the maximum number of items has been administered, the computer waives the 95% cer-tainty requirement and makes a pass or fail decision based upon the candidate’s final ability estimate. If the candidate’s ability estimate is above the pass-ing standard, the candidate passes. If not, he or she fails.



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If an NCLEX examination ends because time runs out, then the computer does not have enough infor-mation to make a clear pass-fail decision; if it did, it already would have stopped administering items. However, when the response patterns of people who ran out of time were investigated, it was found that some had been performing consistently 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 candi-dates to pass. The key word here is “consistently.” If a candidate’s ability 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.


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Table 2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, Jan. � – Dec. ��, 2005

Passing Standard1 -0.28 logits

Estimated Decision Consistency2 0.91

Average Test Length3 120 items

Percent of Candidates Taking the Minimum Number of Items 51.9%

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Number of Items 14.5%

Average Testing Time4 2 hours, 14 minutes

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Amount of Time 0.7%

1 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).

2 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.

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

4 On Oct. 1, 2004, the standard amount of allotted testing time increased from 5 to 6 hours.


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