Alhurra's rising viewership in Syria is part of a continuing trend
throughout the Middle East. NCSBN also
considered the results of a national survey of nursing professionals
including nursing educators, directors of nursing in acute care settings,
and administrators of long-term care facilities.

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, Less than 24-hours after
Alhurra television broadcast a historic town-hall meeting live from Damascus
on freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the Alhurra team that produced
the meeting left the country in protest after the Syrian government attempted
to censor the content of Alhurra's future town-hall meetings scheduled for the
rest of the week . Tomlinson, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.ncsbn.

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-- Adoption of the Position Paper Nursing Education Clinical Instruction In
Prelicensure Nursing Programs for use by member boards. The shows that were cancelled were to discuss topics such as
the future of the Baath Party , political and economic reform in Syria and
democracy in the Middle East.
One of the guests on Monday's town-hall meeting was human rights activist
Anwar Albunni. The new passing
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But it does not erase the impact
of the historic town-hall meeting broadcast live by Alhurra from Damascus,"
said Kenneth Y. The survey also indicated that Alhurra was a source of
credible news for Syrians; 60 percent of Alhurra viewers stated that the news
on Alhurra is reliable.
Alhurra (Arabic for "The Free One"), was launched in February 2004 and is
one of the newest and most technologically advanced channels in the
increasingly crowded Middle Eastern satellite television market.050 logits
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-- Adoption of the Model Process for Criminal Background Checks and the
supporting Concept Paper Using Criminal Background Checks to Inform
Licensure Decision Making for use by member boards. "Our delegate assembly this year addressed some of the most
critical issues facing nursing regulation today. The 24-hour
Arabic -language channel broadcasts a diverse schedule of news, talk shows,
debates, documentaries as well as entertaining information programs on a wide
variety of subjects from sports to fashion to technology .

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Donna Dorsey, NCSBN President and Executive Director of the Maryland Board
of Nursing , thanked the participants for a successful meeting and commented
that the Board of Directors looks forward to working with member boards and
external groups throughout the year on these and other matters of mutual
concern. Before sending
the team to Damascus, Alhurra management was assured by the relevant Syrian
authorities that nothing would interfere with free discussion. (NCSBN) voted at its November 29 - December 1, 2004 meeting
to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-PN examination , the National
Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses.

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Highlights of some of the significant actions approved by the member boards
of nursing included:

-- Election of new Area Directors and Directors-at-Large to the Board of
Directors.

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of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for
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National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. SPRINGFIELD, Va. Pattiz, Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Middle
East Committee , which oversees Alhurra stated, "No legitimate news
organization in the world would stand for this kind of censorship.
In December of 2004, just ten months after the satellite television network
was launched, ACNielsen surveys showed that Alhurra's weekly viewership in
Syria was 39 percent of all adults (15 and over) residing in satellite
television households.S. After considering all available
information, the Board of Directors determined that safe and effective
entry-level PN practice requires a greater level of knowledge, skills, and
abilities than was required in 2002, when NCSBN established the current
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not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of
nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five United States
territories -- American Samoa, Guam , Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. Following that broadcast, the Syrian government
tried to pressure Alhurra not to include certain guests from appearing on the
future town-hall meetings scheduled for the rest of the week. The BBG provides oversight
and serves as a firewall to protect the professional independence and
integrity of the broadcasters.

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Panelists on the program
discussed the laws governing the press in Syria and said that there was no
freedom of the press. The channel can be
seen in 22 countries via Arabsat and Nilesat .

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-- Adoption of the Delegation Position Paper Working with Others:
Delegation and Other Health Care Interfaces for use by member boards. Guests called for the end of interference in the press
by the Syrian authorities.4200 logits on the NCLEX-PN logistic scale, 0.org).

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In an interview with Agence France-Presse right after the
program, Albunni praised the broadcast stating it "is a positive initiative
from Alhurra and from the Syrian Ministry of Information to start an open
dialogue on-air and to solve the problems and obstacles that are facing reform
in Syria.

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Dorsey, NCSBN President and Executive Director of the Maryland Board of
Nursing, presided at the meeting.

Television Journalists Leave Syria to Protest Government Censorship

It started on Monday, April 18th, when Alhurra television broadcast the
first in a series of live town-hall meetings from downtown Damascus that
included questions and comments from the audience. Government through a
grant from the BBG, an independent federal agency.9600 or nclexinfo@ncsbn.

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wholeheartedly support Alhurra 's decision to resist this kind of political
pressure."
"This is a loss for the people of Syria .
Alhurra is operated by The Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.
The National Council of State Boards of
Nursing, Inc.

In accordance with a motion adopted by the 1989 Delegate Assembly of the
NCSBN, the NCSBN Board of Directors evaluates the passing standard for the
NCLEX -PN examination every three years to protect the public by ensuring
minimal competence for entry-level PNs. NCSBN coordinates the passing
standard analysis with the three-year cycle of test plan content
evaluation, conducted using a practice analysis of entry-level PNs.866.

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The same survey showed that 61 percent of
Alhurra's weekly audience considers its news reliable. This
three-year cycle was developed to keep the test content and passing
standard current with entry-level practice.

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, to consider
pertinent association business with its member boards of nursing .

-- Adoption of the Model Act and Rules For Delegation and Nursing Assistant
Regulatory Model for use by member boards.

-- Resolution that NCSBN generate and publish an unambiguous public
position statement indicating that nursing regulation and the
interpretation of nursing scopes of practice shall be officially
interpreted and explained by state nursing regulators .

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Alhurra has become an important source of news and information in Syria.

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findings supported the creation of a higher passing standard.

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In February 2005 a telephone survey, conducted by
Ipsos-Stat, of satellite television households in major cities across the
Middle East, found 34 percent of Arabic-speakers over the age of 15 watched
Alhurra in a typical week. MBN is financed by the U.

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health
care delivery and nursing practice that have resulted in the increased
acuity of clients seen by entry-level PNs . As
part of this process, NCSBN convened an expert panel of nine nurses to
perform a criterion -referenced standard setting procedure. The 2005 NCLEX-PN Test Plan is
available now free of charge electronically for download or in hard copy
for purchase via the NCSBN web site (www.