Notices

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Coming Soon: The Mountain Measurement Professional Development Institutional Memberships

Mountain Meausurement, Inc. is excited to offer Institutional Memberships for Mountain Measurement's Professional Development Courses, available beginning April 1, 2022. Nursing Programs that opt to purchase an institutional membership will receive unlimited access to the self-paced Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses, as well as discounted access to the synchronous Professional Development Courses.

Program evaluation is more effective when all faculty members are involved. The institutional memberships provide a cost-effective way to enable all faculty members at your nursing program to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be active participants in the program evaluation process.

Insitutional memberships last one year (from April 1 through March 31st), and the cost is determined by the numer of graduates from a program during the prior year.

Base Cost Per Graduate Cost Total Cost
Model $750 $8 $750 + (# of grads x $8)
Example (100 graduates) $750 100 graduates * $8 $1,550

Nursing schools that participate in the Annual Institutional Membership program receive the following:

  • Access for all faculty to Mountain Measurement’s self-paced NCLEX® Program Reports Professional Development Courses
    • 3 Introductory Series Courses
      • 101 - An Orientation to the NCLEX® Program Reports
      • 102 - Understanding the Overall Performance of Your Candidates
      • 103 - Understanding the Topic Area Performance of Your Candidates

    • 2 Analysis Series Courses
      • 201 - The Basic NCLEX® Program Reports Analysis Process
      • 202 - Analyzing The NCLEX® Test Plan & Content Dimension Reports

    • 4 Frameworks Courses
      • 221 - Using the NCLEX® Test Plan to Dive Deeper into Your Program's NCLEX® Program Reports Test Plan Performance
      • 222 - A Deep Dive into the NCLEX® Program Reports Content Dimensions
      • 223 - Coding items to the NCLEX® Test Plan & Content Dimensions
      • 224 - Focusing Your Program Improvement Efforts

  • Early registration access as well as a 10% discount to all Mountain Measurement web-based synchronous Assessment & Program Evaluation Professional Development Courses
    • 5 Program Evaluation Courses
      • 310 - An Introduction to Program Evaluation
      • 320 - Designing and Conducting Program Evaluation Studies
      • 330 - Developing a Systematic Plan of Evaluation or Continuous Plan of Improvement that integrates the NCLEX® Program Reports
      • 340 - Using Mapping Techniques to Evaluate a Program
      • 350 - Evaluating Distance Learning Programs in Nursing

    • 5 Assessment Series Courses
      • 410 - Systematic Assessment Program Design for Nursing Education
      • 420 - Assessment Design for Nursing Education
      • 430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions
      • 440 - Constructing, Publishing, Administering & Scoring Tests for Nursing Education
      • 450 - Evaluating Tests using Basic Psychometrics

    • 1 NCLEX® Lab Course

Nursing schools will be able to purchase Institutional Memberships beginning April 1st, 2022. Keep an eye out for more information via email, social media, and on the NCLEX® Program Reports Website.

For more information on the Mountain Measurement Professional Development Courses and the Institutional Memberships, visit the Professional Development Find Out More About page.

Friday, February 11, 2022
430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions has SOLD OUT
The Mountain Measurement’s Professional Development Course, 430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions, has sold out and registration is closed. We encourage those interested in this course to keep an eye out for the next offering available and to register as soon as possible once it is announced.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Q4 US Edition of the 2022 Quarterly NCLEX Program Reports is now Available
The Q4 US Edition of the 2021 Quarterly NCLEX® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions Table for a full release schedule.
Monday, January 17, 2022
Mountain Measurement, Inc. is closed in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Mountain Meausurement, Inc. is closed Monday, January 17, 2022 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and will re-open on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 9:30 AM Central Time. Any emails and voicemails will be addressed at that time. Thank you!
Friday, January 14, 2022
Register now for the Winter 2022 Professional Development Courses, featuring "430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions"

Mountain Measurement reminds you that there is still time to register for the Winter 2022 Professional Development Courses, scheduled for February 2022. Although limited, space is still available for "430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions", an interactive, web-based course.

The goal of "430 - Writing Nursing Test Questions" is to develop nurse educators' test question/item writing skills. Attendees will learn tips and techniques for writing effective and efficient test questions and spend a significant amount of time practicing item writing and receiving feedback from the faciliators and their peers.

This synchronous course will be delivered by Ainslie Nibert, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Department Chair for Graduate Studies and Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing, and Brian Bontempo, Ph.D., Founder and Principal Consultant with Mountain Measurement, Inc.

For more information on the courses offered in February 2022, see the Calendar of Events.

Wednesday, January 12, 2022
There is still time to register for the Nursing Frameworks Series, Scheduled for February 14-18, 2022

Mountain Measurement reminds you that there is still time to register for the Winter 2022 Professional Development courses, scheduled for February 2022. The Nursing Frameworks series, offered February 14 - 18, 2022, is the follow-up to the self-paced Analysis Series and provides an even more in-depth look into the NCLEX® Program Reports.

The Nursing Frameworks Series courses dive deep into the profile of program performance that participants developed in the Analysis Series seminars. During these Seminars, participants will connect areas of opportunity to the activity statements provided in the NCLEX® Test Plan and more detailed definitions of the NCLEX® Content Dimensions. Participants will be given the opportunity to develop their skills for coding test items to the frameworks used on the NCLEX® Program Reports and will learn strategies to focus their program improvement efforts. Courses offered in this series include:

221 - Using the NCLEX® Test Plan to Dive Deeper into Your Program's NCLEX® Program Reports Test Plan Performance
(Monday, February 14, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time)

222 - A Deep Dive into the NCLEX® Program Reports Content Dimensions
(Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time)

223 - Coding items to the NCLEX® and Test Plan Content Dimensions
(Self-Paced: Released February 1, 2022)

224 - Focusing Your Program Improvement Efforts
(Friday, February 18, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time

For information on the rest of the courses offered during the Winter 2022 Professional Development series, please visit the announcement.

Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for these courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The number of contact hours awarded to attendees varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of course requirements. Requirements for continuing education credits are available on the Course Description pages.

In response to feedback from educators, Mountain Measurement has adopted a new policy to provide attendees with their certificates of completion within one week of completing a Professional Development Course.

See the Calendar of Events for more information about current and future self-paced and synchronous web-based courses.

Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Mountain Measurement announces the Winter 2022 schedule of Professional Development Courses.

Mountain Measurement announces the Winter 2022 schedule of Professional Development Courses.

Nursing Frameworks

The Nursing Frameworks Series dives deep into the profile of program performance developed in the Analysis Series by connecting the profile to the activity statements provided in the detailed NCLEX® Test Plan and the NCLEX® Content Dimensions. Participants are given the opportunity to learn how to code test items to the frameworks used on the NCLEX® Program Reports and taught strategies to focus their program improvement efforts.

221 - Using the NCLEX® Test Plan to Dive Deeper into Your Program's NCLEX® Program Reports Test Plan Performance
(Monday, February 14, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time)

222 - A Deep Dive into the NCLEX® Program Reports Content Dimensions
(Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time)

223 - Coding items to the NCLEX® and Test Plan Content Dimensions
(Self-Paced: Released February 1, 2022)

224 - Focusing Your Program Improvement Efforts
(Friday, February 18, 2022, 10 - 11 AM Pacific Time

Mountain Measurement is pleased to offer continuing education contact hours for these courses (ABNP1516 Exp: 2/4/2025). The amount of contact hours awarded varies by course and is dependent upon the completion of all course requirements as outlined on the Course Description pages.

In response to feedback from educators, Mountain Measurement has adopted a new policy to provide attendees with their certificates of completion within one week of completing a Professional Development Course.

See the Calendar of Events for more information about current and future self-paced and synchronous web-based courses.

Friday, November 12, 2021
Professional Development Courses are here to help you more effectively use the NCLEX Program Reports

Mountain Measurement would like to remind you to download the Fall Edition or Q3 Edition of the 2021-2022 NCLEX® Program Reports. These Reports contain a plethora of performance metrics that can help you to identify opportunities for program improvement based on the performance of your graduates on the NCLEX® Exam.

In order to identify these opportunities, Mountain Measurement strongly recommends that you complete the NCLEX® Program Reports Introductory and Analysis Series of the Professional Development Courses.

Each of these 30-90 minute self-paced courses will provide you with a basic understanding of the metrics provided by the NCLEX® Program Reports and equip you with the tools needed to analyze and interpret the information contained within them.

For more information, visit the course pages below:

The NCLEX® Program Reports Self-Paced Introductory Series

101 - An Orientation to the NCLEX® Program Reports

102 - Understanding the Overall Performance of your Candidates

103 - Understanding the Topic Area Performance of your Candidates

The NCLEX® Program Reports Self-Paced Analysis Series

201 - The Basic NCLEX® Program Reports Analysis Process

202 - Analyzing The NCLEX® Test Plan & Content Dimension Reports

For more information about current and future self-paced and synchronous web-based courses, see the Calendar of Events.

Monday, November 8, 2021
The Q3 US Edition of the 2021 Quarterly NCLEX Program Reports is now Available
The Q3 US Edition of the 2021 Quarterly NCLEX® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions Table for a full release schedule.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
The Semi-Annual Fall US Edition of the 2021 Semi-Annual NCLEX Program Reports is now Available
The Semi-Annual Fall 2021 US Edition of the NCLEX® Program Reports is now available. Please see the Editions table for a full release schedule.