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Integrating the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Model Into Nursing Educational Frameworks by Dickison, Philip, Haerling, Katie A, Lasater, Kathie

“…Sound nursing clinical judgment is at the core of competent and safe client care. New graduate nurses face increasing challenges that underscore the importance…”
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Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attribute and Demographic Study (LEADS): an interim report by Brown, Jr, William E, Dickison, Philip D, Misselbeck, Wayne J A, Levine, Roger

“…This ten-year longitudinal study examines various attributes and demographic characteristics of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics to identify…”
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Examining career success of minority and women emergency medical technicians (EMTs): A LEADS project by Russ-Eft, Darlene F., Dickison, Philip D., Levine, Roger

“…Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are a critical segment in prehospital medical care. This study examined EMT‐paramedic career success focused on minorities…”
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Evaluating the Importance of Clinical Judgment in Entry-Level Nursing by Betts, Joseph, Muntean, William, Dickison, Philip

“…This study investigated the extent to which clinical judgment is important in entry-level nursing practice. A task analysis linkage study methodology based on…”
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Behavioral Health Risk Factors of United States Emergency Medical Technicians: The LEADS Project by Pirrallo, Ronald G., Levine, Roger, Dickison, Philip D.

“…Personal risk behaviors are modifiable. This report describes the 2002 national baseline of behavioral health risk factors of US emergency medical technicians…”
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Instructor quality affecting emergency medical technician (EMT) preparedness: a LEADS project by Russ-Eft, Darlene F., Dickison, Philip D., Levine, Roger

“…This represents one of a series of studies of the Longitudinal Emergency Medical Technician Attributes and Demographics Study (LEADS) being undertaken by the…”
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NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model Clarification by Dickison, Philip, Haerling, Katie A, Lasater, Kathie

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Projection-Based Stopping Rules for Computerized Adaptive Testing in Licensure Testing by Luo, Xiao, Kim, Doyoung, Dickison, Philip

“…The confidence interval (CI) stopping rule is commonly used in licensure settings to make classification decisions with fewer items in computerized adaptive…”
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A National Report on Clinical Judgment Model Use in Prelicensure Nursing Curricula by Jessee, Mary A., Nielsen, Ann, Monagle, Janet, Gonzalez, Lisa, Lasater, Kathie, Dickison, Philip

“…This study examined US prelicensure nursing program use of clinical judgment models and teaching strategies to promote students' clinical judgment. Growing…”
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Validating the NCLEX-RN Test Plan: Comparing Practice Analysis Data by Williams, Nicole, Kim, Doyoung, Dickison, Philip

“…The National Council of State Boards of Nursing conducts the nursing practice analysis (NPA) every 3 years to evaluate the validity of the National Council…”
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2009 TUNING Analysis: A Comparison of U.S. and International Nursing Educational Competencies by Dickison, Philip, Woo, Ada

“…International variances in nursing practice and educational competencies create barriers to the globalization of the nursing profession and the promise of…”
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Best Practices for Writing Test Items by Sutherland, Karen, Schwartz, Jason, Dickison, Philip

“…This article enhances the current literature’s guidance for those interested in developing, assessing, or utilizing items to test competency in nursing. It…”
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Adding Normal Laboratory Values to Nurse Competence Examinations: Effects on Item Difficulty by Dickison, Philip, Kenny, Lorraine E.

“…Entry-level nurses are expected to know common laboratory values, so they can recognize deviations from normal values. Using an alternate item type, called the…”
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The Impact of Extended Time Accommodations on Differential Item Functioning in High-Stakes Licensure Examinations by Woo, Ada, Hagge, Sarah, Dickison, Philip

“…The Americans with Disabilities Act requires licensure and certification programs to provide appropriate accommodations for candidates with disabilities. This…”
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NCLEX and Entry-Level Nurse Characteristics by Williams, Nicole, Kim, Doyoung, Dickison, Philip, Woo, Ada

“…The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®) is developed to measure the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to deliver safe, effective…”
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Analysis of Employed Medication Aides in All Health Care Settings by Dickison, Philip, Franke, Melissa, Hagge, Sarah

“…As nursing practice changes, the activities performed by those who assist nurses may change. Periodic job analyses provide a means of identifying the…”
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Program Accreditation Effect on Paramedic Credentialing Examination Success Rate by Dickison, Philip, Hostler, David, Platt, Thomas E., Wang, Henry E.

“…Objectives. Program accreditation is used to ensure the delivery of quality education andtraining for allied health providers. However, accreditation is not…”
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Building a Method for Writing Clinical Judgment Items for Entry-Level Nursing Exams by Betts, Joe, Muntean, William, Kim, Doyoung, Jorion, Natalie, Dickison, Philip

“…Clinical judgment has become an increasingly important aspect of modern health service professionals. To ensure public safety, licensure exams must go beyond…”
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Assessing Higher-Order Cognitive Constructs by Using an Information-Processing Framework by Dickison, Philip, Luo, Xiao, Kim, Doyoung, Woo, Ada, Muntean, William, Bergstrom, Betty

“…Designing a theory-based assessment with sound psychometric qualities to measure a higher-order cognitive construct is a highly desired yet challenging task…”
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L ONGITUDINAL E MERGENCY M EDICAL T ECHNICIAN A TTRIBUTE AND D EMOGRAPHIC S TUDY (LEADS): A N I NTERIM R EPORT by Brown, William E., Dickison, Philip D., Misselbeck, Wayne J. A., Levine, Roger

“…Objectives. This ten-year longitudinal study examines various attributes and demographic characteristics of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics…”
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