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  • 1.  Group Discussion

    Posted 07-10-2023 09:18 AM

    I am so pleased with this group. Your discussion has been wonderful. I think this is the most interactive group we have had. Everyone has been respectful of the rules, and respectful and encouraging to each other. I so appreciate you and I wanted to let you know.  



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    Pat Krin, MSN, MSCP, RN, FNP-BC-Retired, NCSN-E, FNASN
    Executive Director
    NBCSN
    nbcsnexec@nbcsn.org
    www.nbcsn.org
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  • 2.  RE: Group Discussion

    Posted 07-10-2023 10:10 AM
    Just curious as to how often the test questions are reviewed and updated?  I am scheduled to take mine tomorrow for the 3rd time.  

    On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 8:18 AM Pat Krin, MSN, M.S., RN, NCSN-E, FNP-BC-Retired, FNASN via National Association of School Nurses <Mail@connectedcommunity.org> wrote:
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    Pat Krin, MSN, M.S., RN, NCSN-E, FNP-BC-Retired, FNASN

    I am so pleased with this group. Your discussion has been wonderful. I think this is the most interactive group we have had. Everyone has been respectful of the rules, and respectful and encouraging to each other. I so appreciate you and I wanted to let you know.  



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    Pat Krin, MSN, MSCP, RN, FNP-BC-Retired, NCSN-E, FNASN
    Executive Director
    NBCSN
    nbcsnexec@nbcsn.org
    www.nbcsn.org
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  • 3.  RE: Group Discussion

    Posted 07-10-2023 10:41 AM

    The test forms are used for one year, we have NCSN item writers convene every year to write new questions, those questions are then reviewed by a different group of NCSNs to review the questions to make sure they are appropriate.  Those newly written questions go into a pool and are used 25 per year on the exam to get statistics to see how they perform.  Once a year we also review questions that did not perform as expected to see if they should be archived, rewritten, or just discarded.  Also, towards the end of the year, the testing company puts together 3 new forms for the following year and a group of NCSNs reviews those forms prior to them being published. So you can see there are a lot of eyes looking at the questions. 

     

    If you are taking the exam more than one time in a given year, a different form will be assigned to you than the one you had previously. It may seem familiar to you though, because the pretest questions will be the same.  The pretest questions are not marked differently or anything, they just are not scored.

     

    Warm regards,

     

    Pat

     

    Pat Krin, MSN, MS, RN, FNP-BC-Retired, NCSN-E, FNASN

    Executive Director

    NBCSN

    nbcsnexec@nbcsn.org

    www.nbcsn.org

     




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  • 4.  RE: Group Discussion

    Posted 07-10-2023 10:16 AM

    The conversation and discussing questions, study tips etc was VERY helpful to me! 

    I am appreciative of this resource being available and for free- while preparing for the exam :) 



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    Sarah Casteline, RN , BSN, NCSN
    Middle School Nurse
    Union County, NC
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