NCSBN launches study of RN education during pandemic

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) launched a research study earlier this month to investigate how prelicensure RN education programs adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is currently underway at more than 50 nursing program sites across the United States. The researchers will prospectively and longitudinally track student outcomes to measure engagement, academic performance and early career experience. “The key strengths of this study will be its early efforts to track student performance in real-time during the COVID-19 pandemic and, from a regulatory standpoint, its focus on how well these experiences prepare new graduates for their transition to early career professionals,” said principal investigator Brendan Martin. (NCSBN news release, 12/7/20)