NCLEX-RN EXAM PREPARATION
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026
UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW | NGN STYLE |
WITH RATIONALES
1. The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the
NCLEX-RN exam when stating which of the following?
A. “The exam provides feedback to the candidate regarding areas of weakness in nursing
practice.”
B. “The exam determines the candidate’s ability or inability to meet minimum standards for safe
practice.”
C. “The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates who have scored highest among
first-time licensure candidates.”
D. “The exam prepares new graduates as efficient, effective staff nurses.”
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN Examination is to determine whether a candidate is competent to
provide safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. The exam measures competency rather than
preparing nurses for practice. Employers only receive pass/fail results.
2. Which statement by the nursing professor
is accurate about the NCLEX-RN exam?
A. “Test takers answer items of comparable difficulty.”
B. “Test takers answer approximately the same number of items.”
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, C. “Test items are job related.”
D. “Clinical specialties will be equally represented.”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
The NCLEX-RN test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice identified through research and
job analysis studies conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Questions are directly related to nursing practice.
3. In trends class, a student tells the
instructor:
“I don’t think I can possibly pass the NCLEX-RN. I hated psych nursing, but now I’ve heard that
a huge amount of the NCLEX is psych related.”
What is the best response from the instructor?
A. “Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course.”
B. “There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client needs.”
C. “Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination.”
D. “You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric nursing principles.”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Psychosocial Integrity accounts for approximately 6%–12% of the NCLEX-RN examination.
Questions are distributed according to the NCLEX test plan percentages.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026
UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW | NGN STYLE |
WITH RATIONALES
1. The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the
NCLEX-RN exam when stating which of the following?
A. “The exam provides feedback to the candidate regarding areas of weakness in nursing
practice.”
B. “The exam determines the candidate’s ability or inability to meet minimum standards for safe
practice.”
C. “The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates who have scored highest among
first-time licensure candidates.”
D. “The exam prepares new graduates as efficient, effective staff nurses.”
Correct Answer: B
Rationale
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN Examination is to determine whether a candidate is competent to
provide safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. The exam measures competency rather than
preparing nurses for practice. Employers only receive pass/fail results.
2. Which statement by the nursing professor
is accurate about the NCLEX-RN exam?
A. “Test takers answer items of comparable difficulty.”
B. “Test takers answer approximately the same number of items.”
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, C. “Test items are job related.”
D. “Clinical specialties will be equally represented.”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
The NCLEX-RN test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice identified through research and
job analysis studies conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Questions are directly related to nursing practice.
3. In trends class, a student tells the
instructor:
“I don’t think I can possibly pass the NCLEX-RN. I hated psych nursing, but now I’ve heard that
a huge amount of the NCLEX is psych related.”
What is the best response from the instructor?
A. “Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course.”
B. “There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client needs.”
C. “Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination.”
D. “You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric nursing principles.”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale
Psychosocial Integrity accounts for approximately 6%–12% of the NCLEX-RN examination.
Questions are distributed according to the NCLEX test plan percentages.
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