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2001 Licensure andExaminationStatistics

Lynda Crawford, PhD, RN, CAE

Casey Marks, PhD

Susan H. Gawel, MS

Esther White

VOLUME 4 ◆ 2002

NCSBN Research Brief

National Councilof State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

Research Services®

2001 Licensure andExamination Statistics

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CCaasseeyy MMaarrkkss,, PPhhDDDirector of Testing Services

SSuussaann HH.. GGaawweell,, MMSSStatistician

EEsstthheerr WWhhiitteeResearch Project Coordinator

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Table of Contents

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

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

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PPaarrtt II 2001 Licensure Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

PPaarrtt IIII 2001 Licensure Examination Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1, 2001 –

December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1, 2001 –

December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

AAppppeennddiixx AA Licensure Examination Statistics Definitions . . . . . . . . . . 53

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. ◆ 2002

iivv2001 LICENSURE AND

EXAMINATION STATISTICS


List of Tables

PPaarrtt II

1. Boards of Nursing Empowered to License Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, or Other Categories of Nursing Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. Registered Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses: New in State Functions, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. Total Number of Active Licenses: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

5. Number of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs Licensed, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

6. Summary of Licensing Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

7. Distribution of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to PracticeLicenses Within Each Specialty Category, by Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . 16

8. Total Number of Active Advanced Practice/Authority to PracticeLicenses Within Member Board Jurisdictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PPaarrtt IIII

1. Number of Candidates Taking NCLEX® Examination and Percent Passing, by Type of Candidate: NCLEX-PN®

Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2. Number of Candidates Examined and Passing Rates for First-TimeCandidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions: NCLEX-PN®

Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3. Number of First-Time Candidates Not Educated in Member BoardJurisdictions Taking NCLEX® Examination and Percent Passing: NCLEX-PN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . 26

4. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking NCLEX-PN® Examination, January – December 2001 . . . . . . 29

5. Number of Candidates Taking NCLEX® Examination and PercentPassing, by Type of Candidate: NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

vvLIST OF TABLES


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6. Number of Candidates Examined and Passing Rates for First-TimeCandidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions, by Degree Type: NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – March 31, 2001 . . . . . . 34

7. Number of Candidates Examined and Passing Rates for First-TimeCandidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions, by Degree Type: NCLEX-RN® Examination, April 1 – June 30, 2001. . . . . . . . . . 36

8. Number of Candidates Examined and Passing Rates for First-TimeCandidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions, by Degree Type: NCLEX-RN® Examination, July 1 – September 30, 2001 . . . . . . 38

9. Number of Candidates Examined and Passing Rates for First-TimeCandidates Educated in Member Board Jurisdictions, by Degree Type: NCLEX-RN® Examination, October 1 – December 31, 2001 . . . 40

10. Number of First-Time Candidates Not Educated in Member BoardJurisdictions Taking NCLEX® Examination and Percent Passing: NCLEX-RN® Examination, January 1 – December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . 42

11. Summary Statistics for First-Time, U.S.-Educated Candidates Taking NCLEX-RN® Examination, January – December 2001 . . . . . . . 48

vvii2001 LICENSURE AND



List of Figures

PPaarrtt II

1. Total Number of Active Licenses: RNs and LPN/VNs, 1991-2001 . . . 15

PPaarrtt IIII

1. National Passing Rate: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, 1991-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30



4. National Passing Rate: Registered Nurses, 1991-1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49



vviiiiLIST OF FIGURES


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33INTRODUCTION


The mission of the NationalCouncil of State Boards of Nursing(NCSBN) is to lead in nursing regu-lation by assisting its memberboards, collectively and individually,to promote safe and effective nursingpractice in the interest of protectingpublic health and welfare.

NCSBN serves as a consultant,liaison, advocate, and researcher toits members, and as an educationand information resource to policymakers and the general public. Thispublication provides statistics, forthe year 2001, on the licensingactivities of NCSBN’s memberboards and its two licensure exami-nations, the National CouncilLicensure Examination for PracticalNurses (NCLEX-PN® examination)and the National Council LicensureExamination for Registered Nurses(NCLEX-RN® examination).

PPaarrtt II

The data reported in Part I of thisdocument include licensing statisticsof the 61 state and territorial boardsof nursing. The numbers of newlicenses by endorsement and exami-nation, as well as the total number ofactive licenses, are provided for eachjurisdiction.

The data included in this publication provide licensing statis-tics for the period January 1 –December 31, 2001.

PPaarrtt IIII

On April 1, 1994, NCSBN beganadministering the NCLEX® examina-tion via computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for both the NCLEX-RN examination and NCLEX-PNexamination. Because the examina-tions are now available on a year-round basis, candidate perfor-mance is summarized and reportedfor each quarter, representing athree-month period of time.

This publication provides theexamination statistics for a one-yearperiod, January – December 2001. Italso provides summary statistics for1991-2001.

Introduction




PART I

2001 Licensure Statistics

55PART I2001 LICENSURE STATISTICS


The data reported in this sectionindicate licensure processing activi-ty and data on the total number ofindividuals licensed to practicewithin the jurisdiction during fiscalyear 2001. All data was obtainedfrom state and territorial boards ofnursing.

Estimates were provided wherethe exact figure requested for thiscollection of data was unknown.

Data are presented in a series oftables. Table 1 lists the NationalCouncil of State Boards of Nursing(NCSBN) member boards, the juris-diction within which a board hasresponsibility for regulating nursingpractice (JD), the types of licensesfor which a board has licensingauthority, and whether or not theboard is empowered to issue licensesor certificates to practice in a spe-cialty area of nursing. Tables 2-5provide data related to new licensesissued by endorsement or examina-tion, total numbers of active licens-es (both RN and LPN/VN) byjurisdiction, and graduates of foreignnursing programs licensed, by juris-

diction. Table 6 provides a summa-ry of licensing activities by examina-tion and endorsement for RNs,LPN/VNs, and graduates of foreignnursing programs. Tables 7 and 8provide the numbers of active spe-cialty licenses, issued within eachjurisdiction, by specialty license cat-egory.

Figure 1 provides a review ofthe numbers of active licenses forthe years 1991-2001.

Unless noted otherwise, all percentages are calculated in termsof column totals.

Please note that nurses inPuerto Rico are licensed by virtue ofpassing Puerto Rico’s Spanish-language examination. In additionto taking this examination, somenurses also take the NCLEX-RN®

examination and/or NCLEX-PN®

examination. The Puerto Ricanexamination only allows nurses topractice in Puerto Rico; if theywould like to practice elsewhere inthe U.S. or its territories, they musttake the NCLEX® examination.

KKeeyy TTeerrmmssRegistered Nurses (RN) andLicensed Practical or Voca-tional Nurses (LPN/VN)obtain licensure by endorse-ment (if licensed in anotherjurisdiction) or by examina-tion (if the applicant hasnever taken the appropriateNCLEX® examination).

AACCTTIIVVEE LLIICCEENNSSEE figures arebased on the reported actu-al or estimated total numberof individuals holding anactive license within a juris-diction and represent thenurses available for employ-ment. Due to an unknownnumber of individuals hold-ing active licenses in morethan one jurisdiction, thetotal number of activelicenses nationwide may behigher than the total number of nurses.

AADDVVAANNCCEEDD PPRRAACCTTIICCEE LLIICCEENNSSEESS//AAUUTTHHOORRIITTYY TTOO PPRRAACCTTIICCEE figures andtables contain data forAdvanced PracticeRegistered Nurse (APRN)groups: Certified RegisteredNurse Anesthetist (CRNA),Certified Nurse Midwife(CNM), Clinical NurseSpecialist (CNS) and NursePractitioner (NP).

AABBBBRREEVVIIAATTIIOONNSS Each abbreviation is followed by the category of advanced practice/ auth-ority to practice license:• CNM – Certified Nurse

Midwife• CRNA – Certified Regis-

tered Nurse Anesthetist• CNS – Clinical Nurse

Specialist• NP – Nurse Practitioner

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AK Alaska Board of Nursing YES YES YESAL Alabama Board of Nursing YES YES YESAR Arkansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YESAS American Samoa Health Service Regulatory Board YES YES YESAZ Arizona State Board of Nursing YES YES YESCARN California Board of Registered Nursing YES NO YESCAVN California Board of Vocational Nurse and

Psychiatric Technician Examiners NO YES NOCO Colorado Board of Nursing YES YES YESCT Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing YES YES YESDC District of Columbia Board of Nursing YES YES YESDE Delaware Board of Nursing YES YES YESFL Florida Board of Nursing YES YES YESGAPN Georgia State Board of Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NOGARN Georgia Board of Nursing YES NO YESGU Guam Board of Nurse Examiners YES YES YESHI Hawaii Board of Nursing Professional and

Vocational Licensing Division YES YES YESIA Iowa Board of Nursing YES YES YESID Idaho Board of Nursing YES YES YESIL Illinois Department of Professional Regulation YES YES YESIN Indiana State Board of Nursing YES YES YESKS Kansas State Board of Nursing YES YES YESKY Kentucky Board of Nursing YES YES YESLAPN Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse

Examiners NO YES NOLARN Louisiana State Board of Nursing YES NO YESMA Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing YES YES YESMD Maryland Board of Nursing YES YES YESME Maine State Board of Nursing YES YES YESMI Michigan CIS/Bureau of Health Services YES YES YESMN Minnesota Board of Nursing YES YES YESMO Missouri State Board of Nursing YES YES YESMP Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board

of Nurse Examiners YES YES YESMS Mississippi Board of Nursing YES YES YESMT Montana State Board of Nursing YES YES YESNC North Carolina Board of Nursing YES YES YESND North Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YESNE Nebraska Health and Human Services System YES YES YESNH New Hampshire Board of Nursing YES YES YESNJ New Jersey Board of Nursing YES YES YESNM New Mexico Board of Nursing YES YES YES




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NV Nevada State Board of Nursing YES YES YESNY New York State Board for Nursing YES YES YESOH Ohio Board of Nursing YES YES YESOK Oklahoma Board of Nursing YES YES YESOR Oregon State Board of Nursing YES YES YESPA Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing YES YES YESPR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Nurse

Examiners YES YES YESRI Rhode Island Board of Nurse Registration and

Nursing Education YES YES YESSC South Carolina State Board of Nursing YES YES YESSD South Dakota Board of Nursing YES YES YESTN Tennessee State Board of Nursing YES YES YESTXRN Texas Board of Nurse Examiners YES NO YESTXVN Texas Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners NO YES NOUT Utah State Board of Nursing YES YES YESVA Virginia Board of Nursing YES YES YESVI Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure YES YES YESVT Vermont State Board of Nursing YES YES YESWA Washington State Nursing Care Quality

Assurance Commission YES YES YESWI Wisconsin Department of Regulation and

Licensing YES YES YESWVPN West Virginia State Board of Examiners for

Licensed Practical Nurses NO YES NOWVRN West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered

Professional Nurses YES NO YESWY Wyoming State Board of Nursing YES YES YES



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AK 104 0.15 640 0.78 744 0.47AL 1,381 2.01 905 1.1 2,286 1.43AR 771 1.12 625 0.76 1,396 0.87AS 4 0.01 0 4 0AZ 2,035 2.96 2,838 3.44 4,873 3.05CARN 6,838 9.96 7,845 9.5 14,683 9.19CO 892 1.3 2,573 3.12 3,465 2.17CT 736 1.07 1,589 1.92 2,325 1.46FL 4,008 5.84 7,050 8.54 11,058 6.92GARN 1,770 2.58 3,168 3.84 4,938 3.09HI 493 0.72 1,000 1.21 1,493 0.93IA 915 1.33 667 0.81 1,582 0.99ID 320 0.47 571 0.69 891 0.56IL 3,461 5.04 1,858 2.25 5,319 3.33IN 1,919 2.79 1,483 1.8 3,402 2.13KS 983 1.43 1,033 1.25 2,016 1.26KY 1,405 2.05 1,072 1.3 2,477 1.55LARN 1,628 2.37 834 1.01 2,462 1.54MA 1,863 2.71 2,584 3.13 4,447 2.78MD 1,476 2.15 1,496 1.81 2,972 1.86ME 409 0.6 822 1 1,231 0.77MN 1,971 2.87 3,641 4.41 5,612 3.51MO 1,763 2.57 2,105 2.55 3,868 2.42MS 955 1.39 719 0.87 1,674 1.05MT 456 0.66 548 0.66 1,004 0.63NC 2,528 3.68 3,655 4.43 6,183 3.87ND 219 0.32 141 0.17 360 0.23NE 645 0.94 514 0.62 1,159 0.73NH 531 0.77 1,108 1.34 1,639 1.03NJ 1,532 2.23 1,845 2.23 3,377 2.11NM 475 0.69 803 0.97 1,278 0.8NV 305 0.44 2,536 3.07 2,841 1.78NY 8,545 5.35OH 3,068 4.47 2,250 2.72 5,318 3.33OK 1,072 1.56 635 0.77 1,707 1.07OR 950 1.38 1,388 1.68 2,338 1.46PA 2,730 3.98 2,880 3.49 5,610 3.51RI 325 0.47 684 0.83 1,009 0.63




SC 1,045 1.52 2,017 2.44 3,062 1.92SD 308 0.45 255 0.31 563 0.35TN 1,805 2.63 2,297 2.78 4,102 2.57TXRN 4,974 7.24 3,846 4.66 8,820 5.52UT 742 1.08 502 0.61 1,244 0.78VA 1,769 2.58 2,853 3.46 4,622 2.89VT 138 0.2 703 0.85 841 0.53WA 1,710 2.49 2,185 2.65 3,895 2.44WI 1,794 2.61 759 0.92 2,553 1.6WVRN 1,297 1.89 693 0.84 1,990 1.25WY 151 0.22 357 0.43 508 0.32

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1Includes new-in-state processing of 8,545 licenses not available by specific function category.

No information available for District of Columbia, Delaware, Guam, Michigan, Northern MarianaIslands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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AK 26 0.08 81 0.60 107 0.22AL 701 2.21 242 1.79 943 1.96AR 619 1.95 298 2.21 917 1.91AS 7 0.02 0.00 7 0.01AZ 953 3.01 508 3.77 1,461 3.04CAVN 3,000 9.47 466 3.45 3,466 7.20CO 588 1.86 375 2.78 963 2.00CT 337 1.06 237 1.76 574 1.19FL 1,967 6.21 1514 11.22 3,481 7.23GAPN 1,011 3.19 651 4.83 1,662 3.45HI 256 0.81 230 1.70 486 1.01IA 690 2.18 146 1.08 836 1.74ID 141 0.45 95 0.70 236 0.49IL 1,017 3.21 279 2.07 1,296 2.69IN 1,008 3.18 320 2.37 1,328 2.76KS 579 1.83 241 1.79 820 1.70KY 654 2.07 251 1.86 905 1.88LAPN 810 2.56 214 1.59 1,024 2.13MA 593 1.87 197 1.46 790 1.64MD 306 0.97 312 2.31 618 1.28ME 17 0.05 104 0.77 121 0.25MN 877 2.77 178 1.32 1,055 2.19MO 969 3.06 331 2.45 1,300 2.70MS 526 1.66 186 1.38 712 0.00MT 198 0.63 106 0.79 304 1.48NC 829 2.62 704 5.22 1,533 0.63ND 161 0.51 20 0.15 181 3.19NE 242 0.76 87 0.64 329 0.38NH 190 0.60 161 1.19 351 0.68NJ 700 2.21 158 1.17 858 0.73NM 177 0.56 139 1.03 316 1.78NV 32 0.10 271 2.01 303 0.66NY 2,957 0.63OH 1,614 5.10 418 3.10 2,032 6.15OK 1,070 3.38 205 1.52 1,275 4.22OR 254 0.80 162 1.20 416 2.65PA 970 3.06 350 2.59 1,320 0.86RI 29 0.09 33 0.24 62 2.74




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SC 397 1.25 352 2.61 749 0.13SD 65 0.21 12 0.09 77 1.56TN 997 3.15 505 3.74 1,502 0.16TXVN 3,378 10.67 874 6.48 4,252 3.12UT 560 1.77 69 0.51 629 8.84VA 967 3.05 490 3.63 1,457 1.31VT 72 0.23 88 0.65 160 3.03WA 385 1.22 518 3.84 903 0.33WI 355 1.12 60 0.44 415 1.88WVPN 304 0.96 197 1.46 501 0.86WY 71 0.22 56 0.42 127 1.04

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1Includes new-in-state processing of 2,957 licenses not available by specific function category.

No information available for District of Columbia, Delaware, Guam, Michigan, Northern MarianaIslands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.



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AK 6,218 0.20 715 0.08 6,933 0.17AL 43,726 1.41 19,613 2.24 63,339 1.59AR 27,277 0.88 15,707 1.79 42,984 1.08AS 44 0.00 143 0.02 187 0.00AZ 47,451 1.53 9,389 1.07 56,840 1.43CARN 257,428 8.29 257,428 6.47CAVN 64,972 7.41 64,972 1.63CO 46,676 1.50 9,194 1.05 55,870 1.40CT 50,332 1.62 11,113 1.27 61,445 1.54DE 10,571 0.34 2,079 0.24 12,650 0.32FL 169,527 5.46 55,524 6.33 225,051 5.65GAPN 27,466 3.13 27,466 0.69GARN 84,541 2.72 84,541 2.12HI 11,222 0.36 2,337 0.27 13,559 0.34IA 38,485 1.24 9,431 1.08 47,916 1.20ID 13,081 0.42 3,777 0.43 16,858 0.42IL 142,644 4.60 26,626 3.04 169,270 4.25IN 74,946 2.41 25,916 2.96 100,862 2.53KS 33,224 1.07 8,326 0.95 41,550 1.04KY 47,950 1.55 14,295 1.63 62,245 1.56LAPN 21,156 2.41 21,156 0.53LARN 41,953 1.35 41,953 1.05MA 107,395 3.46 21,957 2.51 129,352 3.25MD 53,560 1.73 8,865 1.01 62,425 1.57ME 19,076 0.61 3,456 0.39 22,532 0.57MI 111,768 3.60 28,047 3.20 139,815 3.51MN 63,516 2.05 22,354 2.55 85,870 2.16MO 68,598 2.21 23,452 2.68 92,050 2.31MP 210 0.01 50 0.01 260 0.01MS 28,437 0.92 12,243 1.40 40,680 1.02MT 10,834 0.35 3,385 0.39 14,219 0.36NC 92,089 2.97 21,312 2.43 113,401 2.85ND 8,063 0.26 3,043 0.35 11,106 0.28NE 19,984 0.64 6,748 0.77 26,732 0.67NH 17,947 0.58 2,979 0.34 20,926 0.53NJ 109,162 3.52 23,101 2.64 132,263 3.32NM 21,327 0.69 4,059 0.46 25,386 0.64NV 16,255 0.52 2,592 0.30 18,847 0.47NY 231,310 7.45 68,334 7.80 299,644 7.53




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OH 140,721 4.53 38,674 4.41 179,395 4.51OK 30,948 1.00 16,536 1.89 47,484 1.19OR 35,403 1.14 4,074 0.46 39,477 0.99PA 200,000 6.44 51,000 5.82 251,000 6.31RI 18,444 0.59 3,128 0.36 21,572 0.54SC 39,422 1.27 11,328 1.29 50,750 1.28SD 10,552 0.34 2,079 0.24 12,631 0.32TN 67,603 2.18 26,000 2.97 93,603 2.35TXRN 167,170 5.39 167,170 4.20TXVN 74,511 8.50 74,511 1.87UT 17,292 0.56 3,873 0.44 21,165 0.53VA 82,393 2.65 26,263 3.00 108,656 2.73VI 547 0.02 178 0.02 725 0.02VT 7,517 0.24 2,057 0.23 9,574 0.24WA 62,850 2.03 13,740 1.57 76,590 1.92WI 68,900 2.22 12,213 1.39 81,113 2.04WVPN 6,108 0.70 6,108 0.15WVRN 22,060 0.71 22,060 0.55WY 4,795 0.15 969 0.11 5,764 0.14

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1Includes 153,450 total number of active licenses reported in 2000 for Delaware, Michigan,Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands.

No information available for District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.



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NNeeww iinn SSttaatteeRegistered Nurses 159,786Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 48,117Total 207,903

AAccttiivvee LLiicceennsseessRegistered Nurses 3,103,444Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses 876,487Total 13,979,932

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1Excludes 2,557 licenses not available by specialty license category.






2211PART IILICENSURE EXAM STATISTICS


PART II

Licensure ExaminationStatisticsThe National Council LicensureExamination for Registered Nurses(NCLEX-RN® examination) and theNational Council LicensureExamination for Practical Nurses(NCLEX-PN® examination) areadministered to candidates on behalfof NCSBN’s member boards. Thepurpose of the licensing examina-tion is to determine if a candidatepossesses the minimum knowledge,skills, and abilities in order to pro-vide safe and effective nursing careat the entry level.

On April 1, 1994, NCSBNimplemented the use of the NCLEXexamination via computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for theNCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN exami-nations. CAT administration offersseveral advantages over the tradi-tional paper and pencil testing.These advantages include: greatermeasurement efficiency of a candi-date’s competence level, shortertesting time, year-round continuoustesting, and a less stressful environ-ment.

Computerized adaptive testingis a method for administering examinations, which uses currentcomputer technology and measure-ment theory. The NCLEX examina-tion administered via CAT usesstandard NCLEX examination

multiple-choice questions. WithCAT, each candidate’s test is unique:it is assembled interactively as theindividual is tested. As the candi-date answers each question, thecomputer calculates an ability esti-mate based on all earlier answers.The test questions, which are storedin a large item bank and classified bytest plan area and level of difficulty,are then scanned and the questiondetermined to measure the candi-date’s ability most precisely in theappropriate test plan area is selectedand presented on the computerscreen. This process is repeated foreach question, creating an examina-tion tailored to the individual’sknowledge and skills while fulfillingall NCLEX test plan requirements.The examination continues in thisway until a pass or fail decision ismade. CAT provides greater mea-surement efficiency, as it administersonly those questions that will offerthe best measurement of the candi-date’s ability.

The NCLEX licensure examina-tion assesses the ability estimate ofthe candidate in reference to theestablished passing standard. Thepassing standard is the minimumlevel of competence a candidatemust demonstrate in order to pro-vide safe and effective nursing care.

Those candidates who demonstrateability above the passing standardwill pass the examination, and thosewith abilities below the standard willfail the examination. The result istherefore presented as a pass/faildecision.

NCLEX examination pass/faildecisions are not based solely onhow many questions a candidateanswers correctly, but also on thedifficulty of the questions a candi-date answers correctly. CAT admin-isters questions with difficulty levelsso that each candidate will answerabout half correctly; these questionsprovide the most information. Thus,all candidates answer about 50 per-cent correctly: passing candidatesanswer 50 percent of the more diffi-cult questions correctly, and failingcandidates answer 50 percent of theeasier questions correctly.

Even though candidates mayanswer different questions and dif-ferent numbers of questions, theNCLEX examination administeredusing CAT is fair to every candidate.All examinations conform to eitherthe NCLEX-RN® or NCLEX-PN® TestPlan which controls inclusion ofimportant nursing content, and allcandidates have ample opportunityto demonstrate their true compe-tence, as the examination will notend until stability of the pass/failresult is assured, a maximum lengthtest is taken, or time runs out.

The following statistics arederived from data provided toNCSBN and its member boards ofNursing by the Chauncey Group

International, NCSBN’s test servicefor the NCLEX examinations, fol-lowing each quarter of testing.

The statistical information isreported as follows:1. Information regarding passing

performance by type of candidate,type of educational program,jurisdiction of education, andcountry of education for foreign-educated nurses are reported on aquarterly basis.

2. Charts compare national passingrates for first-time, U.S.-educatedcandidates with all examinees,reported by quarter since 1994and in six-month time periodsprior to April 1994.

3. Annual summary statistics arereported for first-time, U.S.-educated candidates.

Definitions of selected statisti-cal terms are provided in Appendix A.




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NNCCLLEEXX--RRNN®® EExxaammiinnaattiioonnJJaannuuaarryy -- DDeecceemmbbeerr 22000011

*Passing Standard -.3500 logitsEstimated Decision Consistency .91Average Number of Test Items (Questions) Taken 122.5Percent Taking Minimum Number of Items 48.9%Percent Taking Maximum Number of Items 12.6%Average Testing Time 2 hours, 26 minutesPercent Taking Maximum Amount of Time 5.2%




See Appendix A for definitions of terms.

*The passing standard is presented in units, called logits, on the Rasch measurement scale.



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AAvveerraaggee NNuummbbeerr ooff TTeesstt IItteemmss((QQuueessttiioonnss)) TTaakkeenn – Average numberof items (questions) on which candi-date performance is determined. In a variable-length ComputerizedAdaptive Test (CAT), candidates areadministered items only until they satisfy one of the followingstopping rules: 1. A candidate’s measure of compe-

tence is known to be above orbelow the passing standard withat least 95 percent confidence (issignificantly above or below thestandard) and at least the mini-mum number of questions hasbeen answered.

2. A candidate has taken the maximum number of questions.

3. A candidate has tested for themaximum amount of time.

CCoommppuutteerriizzeedd AAddaappttiivvee TTeessttiinngg ((CCAATT)) –Candidates are administered itemsappropriate for their current estimat-ed ability level until a confident passor fail decision can be made, themaximum number of items isanswered, or they run out of time.

EEssttiimmaatteedd DDeecciissiioonn CCoonnssiisstteennccyy – Ameasure of examination reliabilityappropriate for CAT. It is the propor-tion of pass/fail decisions that wouldremain the same if all candidateswere to be retested with parallelexaminations.

**PPaassssiinngg SSttaannddaarrdd – The minimumability level a candidate mustdemonstrate in order to pass theexamination. Currently, the passingstandard effective April 2001 is -0.3500 logits for the NCLEX-RN®

examination. In April 2001, thepassing standard was raised from -0.5100 to -0.4700 logits for the NCLEX-PN® examination. The RNand PN standards are not directlycomparable because they are basedon different item pools.

*These statistics are in units, called logits, on theRasch measurement scale. There is no inherentmeaning of the units; they represent an arbitraryscale useful for reporting relative differences. This scale can be used for two purposes: (1) to measure degree of candidate competence (-2 = low; +2 = high), and (2) degree of item difficulty (-2 = easy; +2 = hard).

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