Video Library

Find videos of presentations from NCSBN conferences in the Events section.

Educational Videos

Most of NCSBN's educational video productions are designed to provide clarity to nurses, nursing students and others about some of the most challenging issues nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs) face in their mission to protect the public. NCSBN is currently in production on several other videos, so check back here for new releases.

  • Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis: Workplace Safety Panel

    NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

    Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

    For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

    Moderator:
    Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

    Panelists:

    • Kristin Benton, Executive Director, Texas Board of Nursing
    • Bogdan Catalin, Workplace Violence Coordinator, OSHA
    • Representative Joe Courtney, Connecticut 2nd District
    • Gary Lescallett, Assistant Regional Administrator for Enforcement, OSHA
    • Kathleen Poindexter, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Nursing, Michigan State University, College of Nursing
    • Tim Tull, Vice President, System Chief Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness, Rochester Regional Health

    2023  | Video

  • Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis: Wellness Panel

    NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

    Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

    For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

    Moderator:
    Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

    Panelists:

    • Kim Esquibel, PhD, MSN, RN, Executive Director, Maine State Board of Nursing
    • Debbie Dawson Hatmaker, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, American Nurses Association (ANA)
    • Evelyn Poczatek, MBA, Director, Strategic Initiatives, RUSH, Rush Wellness
    • Victoria J. Priola, PsyD, Psychologist/Practitioner, Powers Wellness & Consulting Group

    2023  | Video

  • Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis: Introduction & Staffing Panel

    NCSBN’s 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey revealed the stark reality - nursing burnout and nurses’ intention to leave the workforce have health care leaders concerned for their industry’s future, while many nurses feel like their voices have finally been heard.

    Solutions Addressing Nursing Workforce Crisis was a solutions-oriented symposium that brought together leading health care professionals to discuss ways they are proactively addressing nursing wellness, staffing and workplace safety.

    For media inquires regarding the symposium contact: ncsbn@reputationpartners.com

    Moderator:
    Maryann Alexander, PhD, RN, FAAN, Chief Officer, Nursing Regulation, NCSBN

    Panelists:

    • Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, PhD, JD, APRN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professionals
    • Karen C. Lyon, PhD, ANCC, MBA, APRN-CNS, NEA, Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana State Board of Nursing
    • Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO, National League for Nursing
    • Lavonia Thomas, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Nursing Informatics Officer, MD Anderson

    2023  | Video

  • Nurse Licensure Compact: What Nurse Graduates Need to Know

    This short video helps explain the Nurse Licensure Compact to recent nurse graduates.

    2023  | Video

  • Nursing at the Crossroads: A Call to Action

    NCSBN's recently released research projects a significant nursing workforce shortage in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This presentation details how the pandemic impacted nurses, how many left the workforce in this period and forecasts how many more plan to leave nursing. The presentation also includes a panel discussion with nursing leaders on possible solutions.

    2023  | Video

  • The NCLEX Uses Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

    The NCLEX uses Computer Adaptive Technology (CAT). This video explains why CAT is used for NCLEX and how it works. Topics covered include item selection and pass/fail rules.

    2023  | Video

  • NGN: An Enhanced Exam for the Real World of Nursing

    The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) uses new types of questions to better measure clinical judgment.

    2022  | Video

  • Candidate Registration Process

    The NCSBN Examinations Operations team demonstrates the NCLEX registration process and highlights online resources NCSBN has available to educators and students. This video shows what candidates can expect before, during and after the exam.

    2020  | Video

  • Making Travel Nursing Easier with a Multistate License

    This video provides information related to how the Nurse Licensure Compact and multistate license pertain to travel nurses. It provides primary state of residence requirements as well as pitfalls to avoid and other helpful information.

    2020  | Video

  • REx-PN: un Examen Adaptatif Informatisé

    Le REx-PN est un nouvel examen d’autorisation pour les infirmières auxiliaires autorisées canadiennes. Développé pour le British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) et l’Ordre des Infirmières et Infirmiers de l’Ontario (OIIO) pour faciliter les prises de décision ayant trait à l’autorisation d’exercer. L’examen utilise la technologie adaptative informatisée pour évaluer la compétence de chaque personne à exercer la profession d’infirmière en tant que nouvellement diplômée de manière sécuritaire et efficace au niveau débutant. L’examen adaptative informatisée utilise une méthode d’administration qui combine la technologie informatique avec une théorie de mesure moderne pour créer un processus d’examen plus efficace. Cette vidéo explique pourquoi le REx-PN est un examen adaptative informatisée et comment il fonction. Elle présente, entre autres, le mode de sélection des questions et les règles suivies pour déterminer une réussite ou un échec.  Apprenez-en davantage sur l’examen et la technologie adaptative informatisée.

    2020  | Video

  • REx-PN Using CAT

    The REx-PN is a new Canadian Practical Nurse exam developed for the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP) and the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) to assist in making licensure decisions. The exam uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to measure each candidate’s competence to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level nurse. CAT is a method for administering exams that merges computer technology with modern measurement theory to increase the efficiency of the exam process. This video explains why CAT is used for the REx-PN and how it works. Topics covered include item selection and pass/fail rules. Find out more about the exam and CAT.

    2020  | Video

  • Practice/Academic Partnership During the COVID-19 Crisis

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals have suspended clinical experiences for nursing students. To benefit both students and hospitals during the crisis, NCSBN has joined with other national nursing organizations to promote a practice-academic partnership model. This video looks at the model and the successes two states have had implementing it.

    2020  | Video

  • State of the World's Nursing Report

    The World Health Organization has released the State of the World's Nursing Report. The report is the most important document created in relation to the nursing profession. In this video, NCSBN CEO, David Benton, looks report and offers insight into what it means for nurses and nurse regulators. More information about how the report applies to nursing practice during the COVID-19 pandemic can be found in the State of the World's Nursing Report: Recommendations & Their Relevance to the COVID-19 Pandemic video.

    2020  | Video

  • State of the World's Nursing Report: Recommendations & Their Relevance to the COVID-19 Pandemic

    The World Health Organization has released the State of the World's Nursing Report. The report has ten recommendations for the nursing community. In this video, NCSBN CEO, David Benton, looks at those recommendations and how nurses and nurse regulators can apply them to nursing practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information about the report and its impact on nursing regulators is available in the State of the World's Nursing Report video.

    2020  | Video

  • A Look at Occupational Licensing: Insights from the Healthcare Regulatory CEO Collaborative

    Members of the Healthcare Regulatory CEO Collaborative (HRCC) discuss the debate over occupational licensing and some of the challenges their organizations face.

    2020  | Video

  • Explanation of the Nurse Licensure Compact for Nurses

    This short video helps explain the Nurse Licensure Compact to all nurses.  It explains what a NLC multistate license is and provides a broad overview of steps nurses need to take when permanently changing their home states.

    2019  | Video

  • Explanation of the Nurse Licensure Compact for Nurse Employers

    This short video is geared specifically to nurse employers. It explains the Nurse Licensure Compact and provides scenario-based examples of steps to take when hiring nurses that may or may not be changing their primary state of legal residence.

    2019  | Video

  • New Nurses: Your License to Practice

    Nurses new to practice or preparing for their first nursing jobs will learn the ways the profession is regulated – through nursing licensure, boards of nursing and state laws called Nurse Practice Acts. Also covered are key issues of professional responsibility, including maintaining professional boundaries, and nursing ethics.

    2015  | Video

  • Professional Boundaries in Nursing

    Maintain professional boundaries and strengthen the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. This video helps explain the continuum of professional behavior and the consequences of boundary crossings, boundary violations and professional sexual misconduct. Internal and external factors that contribute to professional boundary issues, including social media, are explored.

    2014  | Video

  • Substance Use Disorder in Nursing

    Substance Use Disorder in Nursing tackles one of the most serious problems facing nursing today. The video provides a comprehensive look at the issue of substance use disorder and covers:

    • The facts about substance use disorder
    • Substance use disorder and nurses
    • Identification and reporting
    • Treatment and alternative to discipline programs
    • Recovery and return to practice

    2013  | Video

  • Social Media Guidelines for Nurses

    Social media use is ubiquitous, but inappropriate posts by nurses have resulted in licensure and legal repercussions. NCSBN has developed guidelines for nurses and nursing students for using social media responsibly. Key points of these guidelines are summarized, along with dramatization of potential scenarios of inappropriate social media use.

    2011  | Video

  • NCSBN National Simulation Study Overview

    Learn more about NCSBN's landmark, national, multi-site, longitudinal study of simulation use in prelicensure nursing programs throughout the country. The study will begin Fall 2011 and will follow beginning nursing students from 10 participating schools throughout their nursing education.

    2011  | Video

  • Board of Nursing Complaint Process: Investigation to Resolution

    Once a complaint is filed with a board of nursing, the boards have a complaint process that they follow from review to resolution. This process is summarized in the NCSBN video Board of Nursing Complaint Process: Investigation to Resolution. This video was developed by the NCSBN 2010 Disciplinary Resource Committee and produced by NCSBN.

    2010  | Video

Promotional Videos

Promotional videos are available to learn more about NCSBN and NRBs.

  • Nursys e-Notify for Institutions

    e-Notify for institutions is an innovative nurse licensure notification system that delivers real-time notifications to employers about nurses in their employ. The system provides licensure and publicly available discipline data directly as the information is entered into the Nursys database by participating nursing regulatory bodies. Learn more about Nursys e-Notify.

    2026  | Video

  • We’re Here for Every Moment

    At this very moment, millions of people are putting their trust in nursing. NCSBN is here for every moment.

    2026  | Video

  • A New Way to Take the NCLEX

    NCSBN is exploring technology that would allow candidates to take the NCLEX outside of traditional test centers. This new way to take the NCLEX will offer candidates more convenience. Learn more at nclex.com/nclex-online.page.

    2024  | Video

  • NCSBN ID: The one true unique nurse identifier

    Panel discussion with nursing industry experts about the importance of the NCSBN ID, the one true unique nurse identifier. The NCSBN ID identifies nurses across systems and throughout their careers, providing vital nursing data while protecting their personally identifiable information (PII).

    2024