NCLEX Basics
This national organization prepares the NCLEX-RN exam...?
NCSBN
CAT adapts questions based on this.
Candidate’s responses.
Recommended time to start planning for the NCLEX after graduation.
Six months before the exam.
Select answers that focus on this individual.
The patient/client.
Patient care focus.
Most NCLEX questions follow this answer structure.
Multiple choice, one correct answer.
Passing the NCLEX grants this in your state.
Licensure to practice nursing.
RN liscense.
Maximum allotted testing time for NCLEX.
5 hours.
This number cannot be extended once assigned on ATT.
Expiration date.
Reading the question carefully means analyzing this part.
The stem.
Alternate format questions include this multi-response style.
Select all that apply.
This document outlines the blueprint for NCLEX content
The NCLEX test plan.
Number of questions possible on the NCLEX CAT.
75–145 questions
Most review courses cost within this price range.
$300–$500.
This skill helps eliminate wrong options.
Critical word recognition.
This project focuses on measuring clinical judgment.
The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN).
The Nurse Licensure Compact allows nurses to do this across states.
Practice across member states while following each state’s Nurse Practice Act.
This is required before scheduling the NCLEX exam.
Authorization to Test (ATT).
Review course instructors should have familiarity with this exam.
NCLEX sample.
These types of NCLEX questions require determining what matters first.
Priority questions.
NGN evaluates this number of cognitive skills.
6 Skills
This NCLEX category contains 17–23% of test items.
Management of Care.
Identification must match this exactly.
First and last name printed on the ATT letter.
This factor is the most important when comparing review course outcomes.
Pass rate statistics.
Using strategies reduces this common emotional barrier.
Test anxiety.
This NGN question style combines risks, actions, and outcomes.
Bow-tie format.