®
NCLEX
Administration Website
Boards of Nursing/
Regulatory Body Guide
Version 14.8.1
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,Candidate contact information
❖ Please refer to the NCLEX Candidate Bulletin for candidate contact
information. The bulletin is located on the NCSBN website at
ncsbn.org.
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1:Introduction .............................................................. 1-1
About this guide ............................................................................................................................ 1-2
About the NCLEX® Administration website ........................................................................ 1-3
Board of Nursing/Regulatory Body user tasks .................................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2:Basics ........................................................................ 2-1
Logging in ........................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Logging out ..................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Navigation overview .................................................................................................................... 2-3
Searching for candidates ........................................................................................................... 2-5
Using the quick search method ....................................................................................... 2-6
Using the Candidate Search page ................................................................................... 2-8
Viewing educational programs ............................................................................................... 2-11
Search by Location ............................................................................................................. 2-11
Search by Code .................................................................................................................... 2-14
Locating a testing center ......................................................................................................... 2-16
Chapter 3:Viewing and Changing Candidate Data ...................... 3-1
How registrations move through the exam
process ............................................................................................................................................. 3-2
Viewing and editing candidates by processing status ..................................................... 3-5
Managing incoming registrations ..................................................................................... 3-9
Approving or denying eligibility...................................................................................... 3-11
Viewing eligible registrations........................................................................................... 3-13
Managing registration for exams not taken............................................................... 3-15
Viewing processed registrations..................................................................................... 3-17
Viewing denied registrations ........................................................................................... 3-19
Viewing expired registrations .......................................................................................... 3-21
Working with candidate results ............................................................................................. 3-24
Printing results and closing registrations.................................................................... 3-25
Viewing registrations placed on hold for results ...................................................... 3-30
Viewing and changing individual candidate records ...................................................... 3-33
Viewing and editing candidate details. ........................................................................ 3-35
Viewing and editing registration details ...................................................................... 3-38
Viewing a candidate’s exam history ............................................................................. 3-42
Viewing a candidate’s name changes .......................................................................... 3-44
Viewing a candidate’s address changes ...................................................................... 3-45
Viewing a candidate’s identification information ...................................................... 3-46
Viewing registration events ............................................................................................. 3-47
Chapter 4:Candidate Accommodations ..................................... 4-1
Accommodations process .......................................................................................................... 4-2
Special cases ........................................................................................................................... 4-4
Batch Processing Jurisin files ............................................................................................ 4-6
Important points about accommodations .................................................................... 4-6
Supported accommodations ..................................................................................................... 4-9
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, Additional testing time......................................................................................................... 4-9
Special equipment or assistance....................................................................................4-11
Working with accommodations ..............................................................................................4-12
Adding accommodations requests ........................................................................................4-16
Revoking accommodations......................................................................................................4-19
Viewing or editing the list of readers (assistive personnel) ........................................4-21
Adding a reader ....................................................................................................................4-25
Editing or deleting a reader .............................................................................................4-27
Chapter 5:Reports ......................................................................5-1
About reports ................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Report descriptions and examples ......................................................................................... 5-3
Candidate Report ................................................................................................................... 5-3
Chapter 6:Incidents ....................................................................6-1
Incident overview ......................................................................................................................... 6-1
Viewing Incident Reports for candidate
registrations .................................................................................................................................... 6-2
Chapter 7:Administration............................................................7-1
Changing your jurisdiction’s profile........................................................................................ 7-2
Managing user accounts. ........................................................................................................... 7-5
User permissions ................................................................................................................... 7-6
Displaying the Manage Users page ................................................................................. 7-7
Editing a user account ......................................................................................................... 7-8
Chapter 8:Batch Processing ........................................................8-1
Batch processing jurisin/jurisout files ................................................................................... 8-2
Downloading a jurisout file................................................................................................. 8-3
Uploading a jurisin file ......................................................................................................... 8-5
Jurisin and jurisout file formats............................................................................................... 8-6
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NCLEX
Administration Website
Boards of Nursing/
Regulatory Body Guide
Version 14.8.1
Pearson is a trademark of Pearson Education, Inc.
© 2003-2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
,Candidate contact information
❖ Please refer to the NCLEX Candidate Bulletin for candidate contact
information. The bulletin is located on the NCSBN website at
ncsbn.org.
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1:Introduction .............................................................. 1-1
About this guide ............................................................................................................................ 1-2
About the NCLEX® Administration website ........................................................................ 1-3
Board of Nursing/Regulatory Body user tasks .................................................................. 1-4
Chapter 2:Basics ........................................................................ 2-1
Logging in ........................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Logging out ..................................................................................................................................... 2-3
Navigation overview .................................................................................................................... 2-3
Searching for candidates ........................................................................................................... 2-5
Using the quick search method ....................................................................................... 2-6
Using the Candidate Search page ................................................................................... 2-8
Viewing educational programs ............................................................................................... 2-11
Search by Location ............................................................................................................. 2-11
Search by Code .................................................................................................................... 2-14
Locating a testing center ......................................................................................................... 2-16
Chapter 3:Viewing and Changing Candidate Data ...................... 3-1
How registrations move through the exam
process ............................................................................................................................................. 3-2
Viewing and editing candidates by processing status ..................................................... 3-5
Managing incoming registrations ..................................................................................... 3-9
Approving or denying eligibility...................................................................................... 3-11
Viewing eligible registrations........................................................................................... 3-13
Managing registration for exams not taken............................................................... 3-15
Viewing processed registrations..................................................................................... 3-17
Viewing denied registrations ........................................................................................... 3-19
Viewing expired registrations .......................................................................................... 3-21
Working with candidate results ............................................................................................. 3-24
Printing results and closing registrations.................................................................... 3-25
Viewing registrations placed on hold for results ...................................................... 3-30
Viewing and changing individual candidate records ...................................................... 3-33
Viewing and editing candidate details. ........................................................................ 3-35
Viewing and editing registration details ...................................................................... 3-38
Viewing a candidate’s exam history ............................................................................. 3-42
Viewing a candidate’s name changes .......................................................................... 3-44
Viewing a candidate’s address changes ...................................................................... 3-45
Viewing a candidate’s identification information ...................................................... 3-46
Viewing registration events ............................................................................................. 3-47
Chapter 4:Candidate Accommodations ..................................... 4-1
Accommodations process .......................................................................................................... 4-2
Special cases ........................................................................................................................... 4-4
Batch Processing Jurisin files ............................................................................................ 4-6
Important points about accommodations .................................................................... 4-6
Supported accommodations ..................................................................................................... 4-9
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, Additional testing time......................................................................................................... 4-9
Special equipment or assistance....................................................................................4-11
Working with accommodations ..............................................................................................4-12
Adding accommodations requests ........................................................................................4-16
Revoking accommodations......................................................................................................4-19
Viewing or editing the list of readers (assistive personnel) ........................................4-21
Adding a reader ....................................................................................................................4-25
Editing or deleting a reader .............................................................................................4-27
Chapter 5:Reports ......................................................................5-1
About reports ................................................................................................................................. 5-2
Report descriptions and examples ......................................................................................... 5-3
Candidate Report ................................................................................................................... 5-3
Chapter 6:Incidents ....................................................................6-1
Incident overview ......................................................................................................................... 6-1
Viewing Incident Reports for candidate
registrations .................................................................................................................................... 6-2
Chapter 7:Administration............................................................7-1
Changing your jurisdiction’s profile........................................................................................ 7-2
Managing user accounts. ........................................................................................................... 7-5
User permissions ................................................................................................................... 7-6
Displaying the Manage Users page ................................................................................. 7-7
Editing a user account ......................................................................................................... 7-8
Chapter 8:Batch Processing ........................................................8-1
Batch processing jurisin/jurisout files ................................................................................... 8-2
Downloading a jurisout file................................................................................................. 8-3
Uploading a jurisin file ......................................................................................................... 8-5
Jurisin and jurisout file formats............................................................................................... 8-6
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