Interested in more information about NCSBN's programs and activities?

NCSBN serves as the national clearinghouse for information on nursing regulation. Because of this, we make our publications free and readily available to the public on NCSBN's Web site www.ncsbn.org .

You can choose from many publications, including:

Practice Analyses for Registered Nurses, Practical/Vocational Nurses and Job Analysis for Nurse Aides

These valuable resources for nursing educators, researchers, and employers identify activities performed by entry-level nurses and aides in their practice settings. These studies are conducted every three years as a validation of NCLEX-RN® examination, NCLEX-PN® examination, and NNAAP® content. Available free online at https://www.ncsbn.org/269.htm.

Nurse Licensee Volume and NCLEX® Examination Statistics

Need data to understand the nursing shortage? This annual publication provides national and state summary data of Member Boards' licensure activities, as well as data on candidate performance on NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exams. Available free online for the years 1983-2005. Go to: https://www.ncsbn.org/1236.htm.

Test Plans and Detailed Test Plans for the NCLEX-PN® and NCLEX-RN® Examination

Receive the blueprints of the most important characteristics of the NCLEX® examination. Test plans are used to construct each administration of the NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN exams. Detailed test plans link the examination test plans to the Job Analyses described above. Test plans and detailed test plans can be downloaded free from https://www.ncsbn.org/1284.htm.