Notices

The Annual 2019-2020 CA & US Edition of the NCLEX® Program Reports are now available. The Spring 2020 CA & US Edition of the NCLEX® Program Reports are now available. Please see the Editions table for a full release schedule.

During National Nurses Week and National Nurses Month, Mountain Measurement, Inc. and the NCLEX Program Reports would like to recognize the nursing community not only during the COVID-19 health crisis but for the work they do for clients with all types of patient presentations.

Brian Bontempo, Founder and CEO said, "While working directly with the nursing community off and on for the last 25 years, I have learned that nurses are supportive, smart, and fun people whose dedication is inspirational! Thank you to nurses for making this world more healthy, friendly, and safe. And thank you to all of the nurse educators for being fantastic members of the NCLEX Program Reports community!"

To all the nurses and nurse educators, thank you!

Mountain Measurement, Inc. is pleased to announce the Spring 2020 series of web-based seminars, including both the NCLEX^® Professional Development Seminars, as well as a special web-based panel discussion on COVID-19.

In order to express gratitude to all of the nurse educators preparing new nurses to save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mountain Measurement, Inc. will be hosting a free panel discussion titled “How has/will COVID-19 Impact Nursing Program Evaluation?” This 60-minute discussion will take place on Thursday, May 28, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET.

This 60-minute web-based panel discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 situation to nursing program evaluation. The panel will feature distinguished leaders in nursing program evaluation including:

Nell Ard
Rose McCloskey
Judith Pelletier, MSN, RN, CNE
Karen J. Saewert, PhD, RN, CPHQ, ANEF
Nancy Spector

Although the event is free, all participants must register in advance. Space is limited so be sure to register as soon as possible.

Please visit the COVID-19 Panel Discussion page for more information and to register.

Based on feedback from participants, Mountain Measurement, Inc. is excited to offer Web-Based NCLEX® Program Reports Professional Development Seminars. The web-based seminars were designed to be delivered online and include 60-90 minutes of presentations, discussions, polls, and individual exercises plus a 10-15 minute online end-of-course assessment.

For more information and to register, please visit the individual series pages:

NCLEX® Program Reports Introductory Series

NCLEX® Program Reports Analysis Series

Additionally, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mountain Measurement, Inc. has converted the June 2020 face-to-face seminars to 3-hour web-based seminars, provided on four consecutive days. This option is recommended for educators that would like intensive training on the NCLEX® Program Reports.

For more information and to register please visit the NCLEX® Program Reports Intensive Series page

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mountain Measurement, Inc. has adapted its business operations to support the continued health and safety of its clients and employees. NCLEX Program Reports staff members are still available by phone and email from 9:30 AM to 6 PM CDT; contact info can be found at https://transom.mountainmeasurement.com/nclex2/support.

In the next few weeks, Mountain Measurement will be announcing some exciting changes to the NCLEX Program Reports Professional Development Seminars. These changes will increase the accessibility of these continuing education opportunities during the pandemic and beyond.

You are invited to follow the NCLEX Program Reports on social media:
LinkedIn
Twitter: NCLEX Program Reports
Twitter: NCLEX Professional Development Seminars

Recent posts include:
• A review of a recent article in the American Journal of Evaluation on a multiwave formative evaluation of a nursing program
• An invitation to participate in Evaluation 2020, the American Evaluation Association’s annual meeting being held in Portland, OR in October 2020
• A brief review of Cathy Dearman’s articles on accreditation and the changes to the 2018 CCNE Standards
• A brief reminder of cautions that should be exercised when making comparisons using quarterly NCLEX Program Reports data

As a friendly reminder, the NCLEX Program Reports website contains informational articles on program evaluation, assessment, accreditation, and the NCLEX Program Reports. If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, please contact [email protected] for more information.
Mountain Measurement would like to thank you for your efforts to prepare the next generation of nurses facing this pandemic and other health-related crises. We wish you a safe and healthy spring and look forward to continuing to support you and your program(s).

Program directors are encouraged to review the latest edition of “Next Generation NCLEX News”. This edition contains an example case study and six innovative items associated with the case.

The key features of this sample include:

 • A sample scenario that provides the background information necessary for the NCLEX candidate to begin.
 • Six example items, each associated with one of the six “layer three” elements of the Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model:
    ○ Recognize Cues
    ○ Analyze Cues
    ○ Prioritize Hypotheses
    ○ Generate Solutions
    ○ Take Action
    ○ Evaluate Outcomes
 • The use of three different innovative item types:
    ○ Extended Multiple Response
    ○ Matrix/Grid
    ○ Cloze/Drop Down
 • One item providing insight into the Computer-Based Testing User interface which will allow candidates to review the Nurses’ Notes or the Orders by clicking on the relevant tab

Mountain Measurement has been closely following NCSBN’s development of Next Generation NCLEX and looks forward to including the information gathered through these innovations in the NCLEX Program Reports. Educators who are interested in learning more about Next Generation NCLEX can visit the FAQ page of the NCSBN website.

Mountain Measurement, Inc. has published the second article in the series on nursing accreditation on the NCLEX Program Reports Professional Development Seminars website. This article, titled “The Impact of the 2018 CCNE Standards Changes on You and Your Students”, was written by Catherine Dearman, Ph.D., RN, an experienced CCNE and Southern Regional Education Board evaluator. The article is available here.

Cathy’s article focuses on the impact that the 2018 revisions to the key elements of Standards III and IV have on programs. Like prior editions of the Standards, the 2018 revisions provide a “framework, not a set of directions” allowing educators to evaluate their program and document program effectiveness in a manner that works best for them; the 2018 revisions have enhanced this idea and are discussed along with the key elements examined in the article.

The next NCLEX Program Reports article will address the basics of education program codes and provides tips for programs to avoid program code-related data anomalies in their NCLEX Program Reports. This article is scheduled for release in early April. #accreditation #nursingaccreditation #CCNE #acen #programevaluation

Mountain Measurement, Inc. has published an article titled "What is Accreditation and Why It is Important to you?" on the NCLEX Program Reports Professional Development Seminars website. The article was written by Cathy Dearman, whose experience with nursing accreditation includes serving as a CCNE and Southern Regional Education Board evaluator. This is the first article in a series about nursing accreditation. Cathy’s article defines accreditation, delineates the difference between institutional and professional accreditation, explains the importance of accreditation, provides a description of higher education accreditation in the US, and introduces the accreditation programs in nursing. Although the article is targeted to faculty members who are new to accreditation, experienced educators will likely gain new insights from the article. The next article in the series on nursing accreditation will pertain to CCNE accreditation and is scheduled for publication in early March.

Mountain Measurement, Inc. welcomes three new educators to the NCLEX^® Program Reports Panel of Nursing Experts. This team of nursing education leaders will continue to provide their expertise to the makers of the NCLEX^® Program Reports.



"We are proud to announce the appointment of three new experts to the Panel.” - Brian Bontempo, PhD, Principal Consultant, Mountain Measurement. “We anticipate that the knowledge and experience of the new panelists will improve the content of the NCLEX Program Reports Professional Development Seminars, in particular, for Associate’s Degree programs, Canadian programs, and programs with multiple campuses."

The short-term goals of the NCLEX^® Program Reports Panel of Experts include a review of the NCLEX^® Program Reports Professional Development Seminars’ Curriculum and leadership in the development of web-based NCLEX^® Program Reports Professional Development Seminars courses. The panel will be expanding its online presence through the use of the NCLEX^® Program Reports LinkedIn site and will continue to provide online articles about NCLEX^® Program Reports usage, best practices in program evaluation and accreditation. Long-term goals include modernizing the content, format, and style of the information provided in the NCLEX^® Program Reports to include the performance of graduates on the Next Generation of the NCLEX^®.

The New Panel Members are:

Bea Ade-Oshifogun, PhD, RN-BC, CNE Endowed Chair of Nursing, Andrews University. Education: University of Ife (BSN), Governors State University (MSN), University of Illinois in Chicago (PhD).

Shawna Higgins, PhD, RN, CHC Dean, Academic Affairs Chamberlain University (Las Vegas, NV). Education: University of Cincinnati of Blue Ash (AS), University of Phoenix (BSN, MSN), Capella University (PhD).

Rose McCloskey, PhD Nursing Professor in the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick (UNB) Canada. Deputy Convener in the university’s Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence for Systematic Reviews. Education: Halifax Infirmary School of Nursing (DN), Acadia University (BSN), University of New Brunswick (MSN).

Returning Panel Members include:

Cathy Dearman, PhD, RN Professor, Associate Dean Research and Development, University of Alabama. Education: Mississippi University for Women (BS), University of Alabama at Birmingham (MS), University of Mississippi (PhD).

Judith M. Pelletier, MSN, RN, CNE Director, Division of Nurse Education, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School. Education: University of Lowell (BSN) and Salem State University (MSN).

Anne Wendt, RN, MSN, Ph.D, CAE, PMP Chief Executive Officer of Wendt Consulting, llc.

More information about the Panel is available on the NCLEX^® Program Reports Panel of Experts page.

Mountain Measurement has created a new page on LinkedIn dedicated to NCLEX® Program Reports, NCLEX® Program Reports Professional Development Seminars and program evaluation. Keep up to date by following the new page at https://bit.ly/373wUq6!

The Q4 2019 US & CA Editions of the NCLEX® Program Reports are now available. Please see the Editions table for a full release schedule.