title: Setting the passing standard for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
abstract: The Board of Directors of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing evaluates the NCLEX-RN examination passing standard every 3 years. In December 2006, the Board decided that the NCLEX-RN passing standard should be increased from -0.2800 to -0.2100 logits. This article provides information regarding standard-setting methodologies, empirical data used by the Board of Directors in determining the passing standard, and implications of the new passing standard for faculty.
authors.affiliation: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc, Chicago, IL 60612-4277, USA. awendt@ncsbn.org
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenny
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011050:Policy Making; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States