The NCLEX® examination is created and administered by the:
a. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
b. American Nurses Association (ANA).
c. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
d. National League for Nursing (NLN).
ANS: C
Correct: The NCSBN coordinates licensure activities on a national level and creates and administers the licensure examination (NCLEX®).
Incorrect:
a. The AACN is an organization of deans and directors of baccalaureate and higher degree nursing programs that establishes standards for programs and is concerned with legislative issues that pertain to professional nursing education.
b. The ANA is the major national nursing organization concerned with broad scope practice issues, standards of practice, scope of practice, ethics, legal issues, and employment; it consists of a federation of state nurse associations.
d. The NLN is a national organization of nurse educators that has a long-standing commitment to four types of basic programs: LPN, diploma, ADN, and BSN.
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