CALIFORNIA BOARD OF NURSING:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING REQUIRED SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR LICENSURE APPLICANTS: The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) will no longer accept applications that do not contain a U.S. Social Security Number. The Nursing Practice Act provides for a unified examination and licensing application. Once an applicant passes the examination, a license is automatically issued. Under these circumstances the BRN cannot accept applications for the examination and licensure without a U.S. social security number. | More Information

http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/applicants/ssninfo.pdf
CA BON update for SNN as a requirement

NEW NCLEX-RN PASSING STANDARD, EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2010: Starting April 1, 2010, a new passing standard of -0.16 logits will be implemented to the NCLEX-RN examination. The new standard represents an increase of 0.05 logits from the current passing standard of -0.21 logits. Per NCSBN policy, NCLEX passing standards are reevaluated once every three years to accommodate possible changes in entry-level nursing practices. In December 2009, NCSBN Board of Directors considered all available evidence, including results from a criterion-referenced standard-setting study, and determined that safe and effective entry-level RN practice requires a greater level of knowledge, skills and ability than it did three years ago. This resulted in the decision to increase the NCLEX-RN passing standard. | More Information

https://www.ncsbn.org/1983.htm
NCLEX raise passing rate

From 1 July 2007, we’re making a small but important change which will make IELTS Band Scores more informative.
Scores for each part of the test will still be reported on the scale from 1 to 9, but now the Writing and Speaking modules will be reported in whole or half-bands in the same way as the Reading and Listening modules. [Read more...]

May 30, 2007

Yokohama, Japan—Kaplan, a leading international provider of educational and career services, and the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS International), a leading provider of nursing certification and professional development, today announced a preliminary agreement to create a strategic alliance to develop online and offline nursing education and test preparation products and services. The planned Kaplan/CGFNS Advantage Program, Knowledge for Nursing, will provide co-branded nursing education and test preparation products and services to hospital organizations, international schools of nursing, and individual international nurses. [Read more...]

May 29, 2007

Savoy, Illinois and Bloomington, Minnesota – The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) has signed a contract with Pearson VUE for computer-based testing delivery services for the examinations leading to the Certified Safety Professional® (CSP®) credential and other programs administered by BCSP. Pearson VUE is the electronic testing business of Pearson. [Read more...]