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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC Nursing Professor Assists With NCLEX Exam Development

Bobbie Jean Fountain, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at South Georgia College, was selected as an item writer for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX®).

NCSBN, headquartered in Chicago, is responsible for developing and administering the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® licensing exams. Ms. Fountain was approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing and selected by NCSBN to participate on the NCLEX® item development panel of subject matter experts. She has completed three item writing sessions at the NCSBN headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Fountain was nominated to participate in this event on the basis of clinical expertise in the areas of Medical Surgical, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing. The item development team consists of national nursing experts from across the USA who are lead by test item construction specialist.

All nurses in the United States and its four U.S. territories must take the NCLEX® and it is administered at testing centers for nursing graduates from international countries. The licensing exam identifies those candidates who demonstrate minimal competence to practice nursing at the entry level. Passing the NCLEX® exam is one of the requirements necessary for attaining a nursing license. Ms. Fountain states, "It is an honor to be a part of the NCLEX item development team."

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