The NAPLEX: evolution, purpose, scope, and educational implications
| Autor: | David W. Newton, Maria Boyle, Carmen A. Catizone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Pharmacist
Pharmacy Pharmacists History 21st Century Education Special Article Nursing Blueprint Medicine Humans General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Curriculum Licensure Medical education business.industry General Medicine History 20th Century Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination Education Pharmacy North America Pharmacy practice NAPLEX Educational Measurement business Licensure Pharmacy Software |
| Zdroj: | American journal of pharmaceutical education. 72(2) |
| ISSN: | 1553-6467 |
| Popis: | Since 2004, passing the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) has been a requirement for earning initial pharmacy licensure in all 50 United States. The creation and evolution from 1952-2005 of the particular pharmacy competency testing areas and quantities of questions are described for the former paper-and-pencil National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Licensure Examination (NABPLEX) and the current candidate-specific computer adaptive NAPLEX pharmacy licensure examinations. A 40% increase in the weighting of NAPLEX Blueprint Area 2 in May 2005, compared to that in the preceding 1997-2005 Blueprint, has implications for candidates' NAPLEX performance and associated curricular content and instruction. New pharmacy graduates' scores on the NAPLEX are neither intended nor validated to serve as a criterion for assessing or judging the quality or effectiveness of pharmacy curricula and instruction. The newest cycle of NAPLEX Blueprint revision, a continual process to ensure representation of nationwide contemporary practice, began in early 2008. It may take up to 2 years, including surveying several thousand national pharmacists, to complete. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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