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January 06, 2016 12:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Upholds Current Passing Standard for the NCLEX-RN(R) Examination

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Jan 6, 2016) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) Board of Directors (BOD), www.ncsbn.org, voted on Dec. 9, 2015, to uphold the current...
December 10, 2015 15:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Introduces New Features for Nursys.com

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Dec 10, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), www.ncsbn.org, has announced a host of new features for Nursys®, the only national database...
October 27, 2015 13:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and APRN Compact Receive Support of the American Telemedicine Association and National Patient Safety Foundation

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Oct 27, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), www.ncsbn.org, enhanced NLC and APRN Compact have received letters of support from the American...
September 16, 2015 15:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Debuts "New Nurses: Your License to Practice" Video

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc. (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, has debuted the video, "New Nurses: Your License to Practice," to help...
August 27, 2015 12:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Considers Pertinent Association Business With Its Member Boards of Nursing at Its 2015 Annual Meeting

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, met in Chicago, Aug. 19-21, 2015, to consider pertinent...
August 27, 2015 06:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Elected New Members to Its Board of Directors at the 2015 Delegate Assembly

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 27, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, elected new members to its Board of Directors (BOD) during its 2015...
August 26, 2015 06:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Award Ceremony Honors Outstanding Nurse Regulators

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc. (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, recognized its dedicated and exceptional membership and guests at...
August 26, 2015 06:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Inducts Ninth Group of Fellows of the NCSBN Institute of Regulatory Excellence (IRE)

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2015) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®), www.ncsbn.org, inducted its ninth group of Fellows of the NCSBN Institute of Regulatory...
August 13, 2015 12:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

NCSBN Receives Board of Standards Review Approval for New Standard

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 13, 2015) - National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), www.ncsbn.org, NCSBN 001-2015 Criminal Background Checks for Licensure as a Nurse (new standard) was...
August 04, 2015 06:00 ET | Source: NCSBN

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN(R)) CEO Kathy Apple to Receive National League for Nursing's (NLN) President's Award

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 4, 2015) - NCSBN CEO Kathy Apple MS, RN, FAAN, will be presented with the NLN President's Award by NLN president Marsha Howell Adams, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, ANEF, at...