National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Description

National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is an independent, not-for-profit organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting public health, safety and welfare, including the development of nursing licensure examinations.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

The data was not sampled and includes all registered nurses residing in the US

Method of data collection

Administrative records

Data collection notes

The data is used to collect the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. The 2022 data has nursing data for those who had their license issued in Alabama, DC, Illinois, Nevada or New York. The 2021 data contains those who had their license issued in Arkansas, Delaware, DC, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, or Wyoming.

Number of cases

Dependent on sample size for any given year

Linkage variables

Protected identification key (PIK)
State name
Master address file identification number (MAFID)
Zip code
Other (see Linkage Capabilities description)

Linkage capabilities

DQB_SOURCE_ID (links files within this dataset). License Number. Birth Date. Home Phone. Email|['Household Address']