Faculty collaboration in transitioning to NGN test item writing

This article describes the process faculty used to implement National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Next Generation NCLEX-RN (NGN) test item writing at an urban southeast U.S. ADN program. Atten-dance at several NGN workshops included learning the clinical reasoning and test question composition pro-cess and incorporating NGN test items for use in the formative evaluation process which determines student proficiency in content in the ADN program. These methods integrated by faculty should help the nursing stu-dent attain the knowledge, skills, abilities, and reflection to improve critical thinking and ensure competent clinical judgment at the entry level in their careers as registered nurses. Additionally, incorporating NGN using the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) will preclude the potential failure by new gradu-ates to recognize patient complications coupled with the inability to act to rescue patients. The goal for nurs-ing programs implementing NGN is for new graduates delivering competent nursing care, intervening early, and reducing the incidence of patient harm.(c) 2022 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.