Updated Exam Content - Summer 2025
NBCSN is proud to announce the results of the Job Task Analysis (JTA) survey conducted in 2023. The results of the JTA showed that the exam content outline (ECO) needed to be streamlined and clarified. The board has accepted the recommended changes from the Job Task Analysis Task Force.
NEW HANDBOOK: Summer 2025 NCSN Candidate Handbook
The major changes to the ECO include reducing the number of exam domains from five (5) to four (4) and clarifying the number of exam questions per domain on the exam.
The exam content is not changing, but rather the organization of the exam content.
Health Problems and Nursing Management has been removed from the domain list, with the content being applied throughout the remaining four domains. The other four domain names have been updated to reflect the area of practice better.
| Old Domains | New Domains |
|---|---|
| Health Appraisal | Health Appraisal & Nursing Practice |
| Health Problems & Nursing Management | |
| Health Promotion & Disease Prevention | Health Promotion/Disease Prevention |
| Special Health Issues | School Health Practice Consideration |
| Professional Issues | Professional Responsibility |
The new ECO will be used for the Summer 2025 (July-August 2025) exam administration and beyond.
NCSN Exam Review Book Update
The NCSN Exam Review Book is currently being updated. However, the content in the current edition is still relevant to the current and upcoming spring 2025 exam.