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OU Nursing Faculty Selected for NCLEX Panel

Published: Friday, October 5, 2018

Tonie Metheny was selected as a volunteer item writer for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX^®).

NCSBN, headquartered in Chicago, is responsible for developing and administering the NCLEX-RN^® and NCLEX-PN^® examinations.

Tonie Metheny, MS, RN, CNE, Clinical Assistant Professor, of The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing was approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing and selected by NCSBN to participate on the NCLEX^®item development panel of subject matter experts that was held in Chicago, IL.

The NCLEX-RN^®and NCLEX-PN^® examinations identify those candidates who demonstrate minimal competence to practice nursing at the entry level. Passing the NCLEX^® exam is one of the requirements necessary for attaining a nursing license/registration in the United States and participating Canadian provinces and territories.