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NCSBN RESEARCH BRIEF

Volume 35 | January 2009

2007 Nurse

Licensee Volume

and NCLEX®

Examination

Statistics

2007 Nurse Licensee Volume

and NCLEX® Examination Statistics

Kevin Kenward, PhDAda Woo, PhDLindsey GrossWeiwei Liu, MS

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

Mission Statement

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLe of CoNTeNTS

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

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

Part I – 2007 Licensure Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Part II – 2007 NCLEX® Examination Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

NCLEX-RN® Examination, Jan. 1, 2007 - Dec. 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

NCLEX-PN® Examination, Jan. 1, 2007 - Dec. 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42


ii PART I

LIST of TABLeS

Part I – 2007 Licensure Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table 7. Distribution of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses Within Each Specialty Category, by Jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Table 8. Total Number of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to Practice Licenses Within the Member Board Jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Part II – 2007 NCLeX® examination Statistics

Table 1. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Type of Candidate (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Table 2. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Table 3. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type (Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Table 4. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type (Apr. 1 - June 30, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Table 5. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type (July 1 - Sept. 30, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Table 6. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Degree Type (Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Table 7. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN®

Examination, by Degree Type (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Table 8. First-Time, Internationally-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-RN® Examination, by Country of Education (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 9. Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Type of Candidate ( Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Table 10. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Table 11. First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Table 12. First-Time, Internationally Educated Candidates Taking the NCLEX-PN® Examination, by Country of Education (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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PART I

LIST of fIGureS

Figure 1. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses - 1997-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 1. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 2. NCLEX-RN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 3. NCLEX-RN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 - December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 4. NCLEX-RN® Volume for First-Time, U.S. - Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 5. NCLEX-RN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Figure 6. NCLEX-RN® Annual Volume, April 1994 - December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 7. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 8. NCLEX-PN® Pass Rates for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 9. NCLEX-PN® Annual Pass Rates, April 1994 - December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 10. NCLEX-PN® Volume for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 11. NCLEX-PN® Volume for All Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 12. NCLEX-PN® Annual Volume, April 1994 - December 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53


1INTRODUCTION

INTroDuCTIoNThe mission of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) is to lead in nursing regula-tion by assisting 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 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®).

Part I – Licensure Statistics

The data reported in Part I of this document include licensing statistics of the 59 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 licensing statistics for the period July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.

Part II – NCLeX® examination Statistics

The NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations are administered on behalf of NCSBN’s 59 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 is summarized and reported by quar-ter and year. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2007, as well as historical data.


2 PART I – 2007 LICENSURE STATISTICS

The data reported in this section indicate licensure processing activity and data on the total num-ber of individuals licensed to practice within each jurisdiction July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. 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 1997-2007. Unless noted otherwise, all percentages are calculated in terms of column totals.

Key Termsregistered 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 Prac-tice figures and tables contain data for Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) groups: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS), CNS-PSYCH/Mental Health and Nurse Prac-titioner (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) �

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Table 1. Boards of Nursing empowered to License registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, or other Categories of Nursing Personnel

JD Board of Nursing rN LPN/LVN other 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

CA-RN California Board of Registered Nursing YES NO YES

CA-VN 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

GA-PN Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NO

GA-RN 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

LA-PN Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners NO YES NO

LA-RN 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

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


5PART I – 2007 LICENSURE STATISTICS

Table 1. Boards of Nursing empowered to License registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, or other Categories of Nursing Personnel

JD Board of Nursing rN LPN/LVN other Specialty Groups

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

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

WV-PN West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NO

WV-RN West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses YES NO YES

WY Wyoming State Board of Nursing YES YES YES



Table 2. registered Nurses: New in State functions, by Jurisdiction

JD examination endorsement Total New in State

N % N % N %

AK 1,561 0.70%

AL 2,570 2.77% 1,910 2.29% 4,480 2.01%

AR 1,417 1.52% 789 0.94% 2,206 0.99%

AZ 2,635 2.84% 3,222 3.86% 5,857 2.63%

CA-RN 12,884 13.87% 10,498 12.57% 23,382 10.50%

CO 1,707 1.84% 3,269 3.91% 4,976 2.24%

CT 1,374 1.48% 1,937 2.32% 3,311 1.49%

DC 369 0.40% 2,629 3.15% 2,998 1.35%

FL 15,700 7.05%

GU 23 0.02% 42 0.05% 65 0.03%

HI 478 0.51% 1,844 2.21% 2,322 1.04%

IA 1,508 1.62% 769 0.92% 2,277 1.02%

ID 642 0.69% 813 0.97% 1,455 0.65%

IN 4,980 2.24%

KS 70 0.08% 452 0.54% 522 0.23%

KY 1,874 2.02% 1,670 2.00% 3,544 1.59%

LA-RN 2,009 2.16% 1,437 1.72% 3,446 1.55%

MA 3,317 3.57% 3,417 4.09% 6,734 3.02%

MD 2,219 2.39% 1,679 2.01% 3,898 1.75%

ME 677 0.73% 682 0.82% 1,359 0.61%

MI 3,875 4.17% 2,323 2.78% 6,198 2.78%

MN 3,414 3.67% 1,830 2.19% 5,244 2.36%

MO 3,023 3.25% 3,022 3.62% 6,045 2.72%

MS 1,759 1.22% 866 1.22% 2,625 1.22%

MT 505 0.54% 1,333 1.60% 1,838 0.83%

NC 3,430 3.69% 3,861 4.62% 7,291 3.28%

ND 460 0.50% 249 0.30% 709 0.32%

NE 1,120 1.21% 454 0.54% 1,574 0.71%

NH 650 0.70% 1,250 1.50% 1,900 0.85%

NM 2,948 3.17% 928 1.11% 3,876 1.74%

NV 799 0.86% 3,190 3.82% 3,989 1.79%

NY 13,456 6.04%

OH 5,799 1.22% 2,273 1.22% 8,072 3.63%

OK 1,567 1.69% 1,931 2.31% 3,498 1.57%

OR 1,198 1.29% 2,293 2.75% 3,491 1.57%

PA 6,118 6.58% 4,249 5.09% 10,367 4.66%

RI 491 0.53% 1,051 1.26% 1,542 0.69%

SC 2,114 2.28% 1,612 1.93% 3,726 1.67%

SD 479 0.52% 290 0.35% 769 0.35%

TN 2,826 3.04% 1,869 2.24% 4,695 2.11%

TX 7,150 7.69% 5,257 6.29% 12,407 5.57%

No information available for American Samoa, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands and Utah.



Table 2. registered Nurses: New in State functions, by Jurisdiction


N % N % N %

VA 3,091 3.33% 2,623 3.14% 5,714 2.57%

VI 13 0.01% 204 0.24% 217 0.10%

VT 2,935 3.16% 1,117 1.34% 4,052 1.82%

WA 6,361 2.86%

WI 4,122 1.85%

WV-RN 1,130 1.22% 1,251 1.50% 2,381 1.07%

WY 252 1.22% 1,128 1.22% 1,380 1.22%

Total 92,919 100.00% 83,513 100.00% 222,612 100.00%




Table 3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New in State functions, by Jurisdiction


N % N % N %

AK 176 0.26%

AL 759 1.90% 373 3.29% 1,132 1.70%

AR 968 2.43% 219 1.93% 1,187 1.78%

AZ 778 1.95% 439 3.87% 1,217 1.83%

CA-VN 6,327 15.86% 534 4.71% 6,861 10.30%

CO 903 2.26% 330 2.91% 1,233 1.85%

CT 669 1.68% 201 1.77% 870 1.31%

DC 150 0.38% 269 2.37% 419 0.63%

FL 0.00% 0.00% 6,324 9.50%

GU 15 0.04% 4 0.04% 19 0.03%

HI 99 0.25% 181 1.59% 280 0.42%

IA 1,237 3.10% 126 1.11% 1,363 2.05%

ID 283 0.71% 125 1.10% 408 0.61%

IN 0.00% 0.00% 1,990 2.99%

KS 196 0.49% 20 0.18% 216 0.32%

KY 711 1.78% 319 2.81% 1,030 1.55%

LA-PN 1,327 3.33% 213 1.88% 1,540 2.31%

MA 834 2.09% 262 2.31% 1,096 1.65%

MD 863 2.16% 412 3.63% 1,275 1.91%

ME 10 0.03% 68 0.60% 78 0.12%

MI 1,488 3.73% 314 2.77% 1,802 2.71%

MN 1,452 3.64% 236 2.08% 1,688 2.54%

MO 1,264 3.17% 463 4.08% 1,727 2.59%

MS 703 1.76% 184 1.62% 887 1.33%

MT 203 0.51% 111 0.98% 314 0.47%

NC 950 2.38% 775 6.83% 1,725 2.59%

ND 289 0.72% 82 0.72% 371 0.56%

NE 533 1.34% 77 0.68% 610 0.92%

NH 330 0.83% 225 1.98% 555 0.83%

NM 319 0.80% 123 1.08% 442 0.66%

NV 39 0.10% 315 2.78% 354 0.53%

NY 4,330 6.50%

OH 3,350 8.40% 334 2.94% 3,684 5.53%

OK 1,210 3.03% 257 2.26% 1,467 2.20%

OR 266 0.67% 176 1.55% 442 0.66%

PA 1,976 4.95% 641 5.65% 2,617 3.93%

RI 67 0.17% 81 0.71% 148 0.22%

SC 642 1.61% 296 2.61% 938 1.41%

SD 95 0.24% 38 0.33% 133 0.20%

TN 1,390 3.48% 466 4.11% 1,856 2.79%

TX 4,557 11.42% 1,156 10.19% 5,713 8.58%

VA 1,984 4.97% 404 3.56% 2,388 3.59%



Table 3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New in State functions, by Jurisdiction


N % N % N %

VI 6 0.02% 7 0.06% 13 0.02%

VT 82 0.21% 195 1.72% 277 0.42%

WA 0.00% 0.00% 1,209 1.82%

WI 0.00% 0.00% 1,307 1.96%

WV-PN 434 1.09% 201 1.77% 635 0.95%

WY 138 0.35% 96 0.85% 234 0.35%

Total 39,896 100.00% 11,348 100.00% 66,580 100.00%




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

rNs LPN/VNs Total

JD N % N % N %

AK 9,859 0.28% 1,050 0.11% 10,909 0.25%

AL 57,638 1.65% 18,919 1.99% 76,557 1.72%

AR 30,935 0.88% 15,084 1.59% 46,019 1.04%

AZ 66,378 1.90% 11,721 1.24% 78,099 1.76%

CA-RN 338,522 9.68% 0 0.00% 338,522 7.62%

CA-VN 0 0.00% 75,406 7.95% 75,406 1.70%

CO 55,121 1.58% 10,135 1.07% 65,256 1.47%

CT 56,081 1.60% 12,125 1.28% 68,206 1.53%

DC 13,904 0.40% 2,547 0.27% 16,451 0.37%

DE 11,236 0.32% 2,207 0.23% 13,443 0.30%

FL 169,633 4.85% 59,215 6.24% 228,848 5.15%

GA-PN 0.00% 32,100 3.38% 32,100 0.72%

GA-RN 106,000 3.03% 0.00% 106,000 2.38%

GU 659 0.02% 136 0.01% 795 0.02%

HI 17,804 0.51% 2,813 0.30% 20,617 0.46%

IA 42,519 1.22% 11,571 1.22% 54,090 1.22%

ID 16,356 0.47% 3,840 0.40% 20,196 0.45%

IL 149,616 4.28% 28,150 2.97% 177,766 4.00%

IN 85,630 2.45% 29,053 3.06% 114,683 2.58%

KS 33,312 0.95% 8,325 0.88% 41,637 0.94%

KY 50,760 1.45% 14,172 1.49% 64,932 1.46%

LA-PN 0 0.00% 22,032 2.32% 22,032 0.50%

LA-RN 47,803 1.37% 0 0.00% 47,803 1.08%

MA 109,803 3.14% 20,480 2.16% 130,283 2.93%

MD 66,128 1.89% 12,338 1.30% 78,466 1.77%

ME 21,002 0.60% 2,768 0.29% 23,770 0.53%

MI 221,732 6.34% 82,651 8.71% 304,383 6.85%

MN 77,950 2.23% 23,642 2.49% 101,592 2.29%

MO 81,064 2.32% 23,230 2.45% 104,294 2.35%

MP 953 0.03% 65 0.01% 1,018 0.02%

MS 34,746 0.99% 13,096 1.38% 47,842 1.08%

MT 14,094 0.40% 3,561 0.38% 17,655 0.40%

NC 104,021 2.98% 21,293 2.24% 125,314 2.82%

ND 9,122 0.26% 3,594 0.38% 12,716 0.29%

NE 21,589 0.62% 7,246 0.76% 28,835 0.65%

NH 18,300 0.52% 3,500 0.37% 21,800 0.49%

NJ 102,433 2.93% 19,430 2.05% 121,863 2.74%

NM 23,965 0.69% 3,338 0.35% 27,303 0.61%

NV 24,904 0.71% 3,127 0.33% 28,031 0.63%

NY 257,724 7.37% 70,960 7.48% 328,684 7.40%

OH 165,998 4.75% 48,241 5.09% 214,239 4.82%

OK 38,825 1.11% 17,606 1.86% 56,431 1.27%



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

rNs LPN/VNs Total

JD N % N % N %

OR 41,972 1.20% 3,891 0.41% 45,863 1.03%

PA 207,463 5.93% 51,930 5.47% 259,393 5.84%

RI 17,260 0.49% 2,238 0.24% 19,498 0.44%

SC 49,939 1.43% 11,458 1.21% 61,397 1.38%

SD 11,829 0.34% 2,281 0.24% 14,110 0.32%

TN 72,303 2.07% 27,051 2.85% 99,354 2.24%

TX 197,346 5.65% 81,185 8.56% 278,531 6.27%

UT 18,230 0.52% 2,607 0.27% 20,837 0.47%

VA 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

VI 640 0.02% 281 0.03% 921 0.02%

VT 15,944 0.46% 1,347 0.14% 17,291 0.39%

WA 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

WI 76,769 2.20% 15,238 1.61% 92,007 2.07%

WV-PN 0 0.00% 7,198 0.76% 7,198 0.16%

WV-RN 25,008 0.72% 0 0.00% 25,008 0.56%

WY 7,084 0.20% 1,220 0.13% 8,304 0.19%

Total 3,495,906 100.00% 948,692 100.00% 4,444,5981 100.00%

No information available for America Samoa.

1Includes 473,027 total number of active licenses reported in 2006 for Delaware, Georgia-PN, Georgia-RN, New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands and Utah.



Table 5. Number of Graduates of foreign Nursing Programs Licenses, by Jurisdiction

JD rN Graduates of foreign Nursing Programs

LPN/VN Graduates of foreign Nursing Programs

AL 79 6

AZ 652 15

CA 5,093 0

CT 254 38

GU 18 4

IA 3 1

KY 121 0

LA 60 0

MA 356 0

MD 459 44

ME 37 0

MN 488 10

MO 113 2

NC 155 1

ND 8 0

NH 103 25

NM 2,201 99

OR 142 13

PA 486 19

RI 5 0

SC 10 2

TX 1,621 51

VI 5 1

WV 1 20

WY 5 0

Total 12,475 351

Information provided by 25 jurisdictions



Table 6. Summary of Licensing Activities

New In State

Registered Nurses 222,612

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 66,580

Total 289,192

Active Licenses1

Registered Nurses 3,495,906

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 948,692

Total 4,444,598

Graduates of foreign Nursing Program2

Registered Nurses 12,475

Licenses Practical/Vocational Nurses 351

Total 12,826

1Includes 473,027 total number of active licenses reported in 2006 for Delaware, Georgia-PN, Georgia-RN, Illinois, New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands and Utah.

2Information provided by 25 jurisdictions



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

Abbreviation Category

Active Licenses

n %

CNM Certified Nurse Midwife 5,553 3.7%

CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 32,672 21.5%

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

3,335 2.2%

CNS Clinical Nurse Specialist (all others) 9,698 6.4%

Nurse Practitioners

AC Acute Care 1,834 1.2%

AHP Adult Health 9,600 6.3%

CHP Child Health/Pediatric 5,727 3.8%

COL College Health 5 0.0%

EMR Emergency 104 0.1%

FAM Family 29,747 19.6%

FPN Family Planning 26 0.0%

GER Geriatric 1,873 1.2%

NEO Neonatal 2,250 1.5%

WOM Obstetrical and/or Gynecological and/or Women’s Health 4,361 2.9%

PSY Psychiatric and/or Mental Health 2,421 1.6%

SCH School Health 70 0.0%

NP Nurse Practitioner - no specialty designation 25,583 16.8%

NP Nurse Practitioner - no category design 17,091 11.2%

Total 151,950 100.0%


17PART II – 2007 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS

IntroductionIn 1982, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (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 adminis-tration 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 pro-vide greater security for the content of the items. On April 1, 1994, NCSBN began administering the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN examinations exclu-sively via CAT. This publication provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance for 2007, as well as historical data.

Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)

Computerized Adaptive Testing (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 interac-tively 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 con-tent 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 diffi-culty 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 deter-mined. 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.

Setting the Passing Standard

To ensure a consistent standard of competence in nursing practice, NCSBN uses a criterion refer-enced 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 they may consider, they are typically presented with the following information:

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

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

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18 PART II – 2007 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS

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

Information detailing the educational readiness 4. 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. In April 2004, the standard was increased to –0.28 logits. In April 2007, the standard was again increased to -0.21 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 another three years. In April 2005, the NCLEX-PN passing standard was increased from –0.47 to –0.42 logits. And in April 2008, the standard was increased to -0.37 logits. It is important to note that the RN and PN standards are not directly com-parable because 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 statis-tics 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.

Naturally, some candidates’ abilities are very close to the passing standard. For these candidates, all items in the item pool might not provide enough informa-tion to be certain their ability is truly above or below the passing standard. These are the candidates who take the maximum number of items. Once the maximum number of items has been administered, the computer waives the 95% certainty 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 passing standard, the candidate passes. If not, he or she fails.

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 can-didates to pass. 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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20 PART II – 2007 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICS

Table 2. Summary Statistics for first-Time, u.S.-educated Candidates

NCLeX-rN® January-December 2007

Passing Standard1 -0.21 logits

Estimated Decision Consistency2 0.91

Average Test Length3 121 items

Percent of Candidates Taking the Minimum Number of Items 50.9%

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Number of Items 14.5%

Average Testing Time4 2 hours, 16 minutes

Percent of Candidates Taking the Maximum Amount of Time 1.0%

1The 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). April 1, 2007, the NCLEX-RN passing standard increased from -0.28 to -0.21 logits.

2Estimated 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.

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NC

LeX

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® P

ass

rat

es f

or

firs

t-Ti

me,

u.S

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duc

ated

Can

did

ates

9189

8788

8585

8587

8787

8788

89

9493

9191

8888

8688

8990

8991

9188

9090

8788

8385

8486

8787

8486

88

8482

7978

7374

7475

7978

7881

8279

77

020406080100

*199

4**

1995

1996

1997

***1

998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

****

2004

2005

2006

****

*200

7

Year

Ad

min

iste

red

Jan

Ap

rJu

lO

ct

Percentage Passing

*APR

199

4 C

om

put

er A

dap

tive

Test

(CA

T) b

egin

s. P

assi

ng s

tand

ard

-0.

4766

log

its.

**O

CT

1995

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

4766

to

-0.

42 lo

gits

.

***A

PR 1

998

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

42 t

o -

0.35

log

its.

****

APR

200

4 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.35

to

-0.

28 lo

gits

.

****

*APR

200

7 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.28

to

-0.

21 lo

gits

.


37PART II – 2007 NCLEX® EXAMINATION STATISTICSfi

gur

e 2.

NC

LeX

-rN

® P

ass

rat

es f

or

All

Can

did

ates

Jan

Ap

rJu

lO

ct

7573

74

6868

6669

6970

7274

73

89

85

81

7474

6969

69

7473

77

71

8483

8081

7574

78

73

64

5452

5254

55

6059

56

7979

7677

7776

7777

76

5958

5757

56

020406080100

*199

4**

1995

1996

1997

***1

998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

****

2004

2005

2006

****

*200

7

Year

Ad

min

iste

red

Percent PassingPercentage Passing

*APR

199

4 C

om

put

er A

dap

tive

Test

(CA

T) b

egin

s. P

assi

ng s

tand

ard

-0.

4766

log

its.

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CT

1995

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

4766

to

-0.

42 lo

gits

.

***A

PR 1

998

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

42 t

o -

0.35

log

its.

****

APR

200

4 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.35

to

-0.

28 lo

gits

.

****

*APR

200

7 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.28

to

-0.

21 lo

gits

.



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e 3.

NC

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l Pas

s r

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, Ap

ril 1

994

- D

ecem

ber

200

7

8280

7169

6971

7170

7374

69

9090

8888

8585

8486

8787

8587

8885

7677

72

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4**

1995

1996

1997

***1

998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

****

2004

2005

2006

****

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7

All

Can

did

ate

sFi

rst-

Tim

e, U

.S.-

Educ

ate

d

Year

Ad

min

iste

red

Percent Passing

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199

4 C

om

put

er A

dap

tive

Test

(CA

T) b

egin

s. P

assi

ng s

tand

ard

-0.

4766

log

its.

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CT

1995

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

4766

to

-0.

42 lo

gits

.

***A

PR 1

998

pas

sing

sta

ndar

d c

hang

ed fr

om

-0.

42 t

o -

0.35

log

its.

****

APR

200

4 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.35

to

-0.

28 lo

gits

.

****

*APR

200

7 p

assi

ng s

tand

ard

cha

nged

fro

m -

0.28

to

-0.

21 lo

gits

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gur

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olu

me

for

firs

t-Ti

me,

u.S

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did

ates

0

10,0

00

20,0

00

30,0

00

40,0

00

50,0

00

60,0

00

70,0

00

80,0

00

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Year

Ad

min

iste

red

Number Examined

Jan

Ap

rJu

lO

ct



gur

e 5.

NC

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olu

me

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All

Can

did

ates

0

10,0

00

20,0

00

30,0

00

40,0

00

50,0

00

60,0

00

70,0

00

80,0

00

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Ye

ar A

dm

inis

tere

d

Number Examined

Jan

Ap

rJu

lO

ct



gur

e 6.

NC

LeX

-rN

® A

nnua

l Vo

lum

e, A

pri

l 199

4 -

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emb

er 2

007

0

20,0

00

40,0

00

60,0

00

80,0

00

100,

000

120,

000

140,

000

160,

000

180,

000

200,

000

220,

000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Year

Ad

min

iste

red

Number Examined

All

Can

did

ate

sFi

rst-

Tim

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9. C

and

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ion,

by

Typ

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f C

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e (J

anua

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31,

200

7)

Typ

e o

f C

and

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11,4

2287

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52,5

6087

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1,26

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690

1,18

344

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1,33

744

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ucat

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377

193

51.2

410

181

44.2

413

213

51.6

441

210

47.6

1,64

179

748

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Rep

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451

125

27.7

484

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114

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Can

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16,5

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77.9

15,5

6711

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74.9

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83.3

16,6

8312

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74.4

74,9

3458

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78.4

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54 U

S PN

pro

gra

ms

had

at

leas

t o

ne fi

rst-

time

cand

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he m

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pas

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r th

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pro

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ms

was

88.

7% (S

D 1

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). W

hen

incl

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nly

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se p

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ten

first

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1), t

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8.9%

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it o

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its. T

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uni

ts h

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no in

here

nt m

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gar

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o n

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ont

ent

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, in

fact

hav

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arb

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pra

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rob

abili

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resp

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com

put

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the

cand

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abili

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diffi

culty

are

kno

wn.

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ical

ly, t

he lo

git

rang

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n th

e N

CLE

X-P

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cale

is fr

om

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00 (e

asy

item

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w

abili

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and

idat

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o 2

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cult

item

s o

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gh

abili

ty c

and

idat

es).

2 Est

imat

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Co

nsis

tenc

y is

an

ind

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or

of r

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bili

ty. C

onc

eptu

ally

, it

is t

he p

rop

ort

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of p

ass-

fail

dec

isio

ns t

hat

wo

uld

rem

ain

the

sam

e if

the

sam

e p

op

ulat

ion

wer

e re

test

ed im

med

iate

ly a

fter

the

ir fir

st t

est

(ass

umin

g

no le

arni

ng o

r fa

tigue

effe

cts)

usi

ng a

diff

eren

t se

t o

f ite

ms.

3 NC

LEX

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exa

min

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ons

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of 8

5 to

205

item

s.

4 The

stan

dar

d a

mo

unt

of a

llott

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estin

g t

ime

for

the

NC

LEX

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min

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emb

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7Ju

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bam

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420

390

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82.2

261

253

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185

174

94.1

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Ala

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31

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114

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156

150

96.2

197

188

95.4

286

271

94.8

110

101

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749

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147

97.4

181

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89.5

365

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91.8

149

127

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846

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Co

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342

98.3

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88.1

154

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94.8

3328

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73.3

212

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66.0

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76.6

131

109

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900

734

81.6

880

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80.5

1,12

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384

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469

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783

3,09

381

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Geo

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392

358

91.3

360

338

93.9

369

339

91.9

394

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91.9

1,51

51,

397

92.2

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91.7

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91.2

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4497

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Illin

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308

268

87.0

207

180

87.0

890

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93.0

359

324

90.3

1,76

41,

600

90.7

Ind

iana

442

382

86.4

290

249

85.9

733

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90.9

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293

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1,80

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Kan

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185

175

94.6

235

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94.0

835

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95.6

Loui

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629

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86.5

307

267

87.0

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197

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107

82.3

1,31

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115

84.8

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243

195

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394

307

77.9

631

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464

354

76.3

1,73

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374

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3534

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