Recommending a minimum English proficiency standard for entry-level nursing

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-146

  O'Neill, Thomas R ^a   Tannenbaum, Richard J ^b   Tiffen, Jennifer ^a  

^a NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive testing; English proficiency; Licensure; NCSBN; Nursing; Passing standard; Standard setting; TOEFL

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744467720     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/jnum.2005.13.2.129     Document Type: Article

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