title: NCLEX fairness and sensitivity review.
abstract: The National Council Licensing Examination is an examination that is used for the purpose of licensing registered nurses and practical/vocational nurses. To help ensure that the examination questions (items) are fair and unbiased, all items undergo a fairness and sensitivity review as part of the item development process. This article focuses on the fairness and sensitivity review.
authors.affiliation: NCLEX, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc, Chicago, Illinois 60601, USA. awendt@ncsbn.org
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wendt
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riley
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D014481:United States