Chapter 5. NCLEX-RN Examination || UPDTED
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1. The graduate nurse understands ANS: B
the purpose of the NCLEX-RN exam
when stating which of the following? The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to
a. "The exam provides feedback to determine whether a candidate is competent to
the candidate regarding areas of perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. It
weakness in nursing practice." does not prepare nurses but rather measures their
b. "The exam determines the performance on a test. Candidates who are
candidate's ability or inability to meet unsuccessful receive information about their weak
minimum standards for safe practice." areas on the test, but this is not the purpose of it.
c. "The exam gives employers an Employers want to know if the person has passed
opportunity to hire graduates who because there is no specific score given other than
have scored highest among first-time pass or fail
licensure candidates."
d. "The exam prepares new
graduates as efficient, effective staff
nurses."
, 2. Which statement by the nursing ANS: C
professor is accurate about the
NCLEX-RN exam? The purpose of The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test
the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure plan that is determined by the National Council.
that all The test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice
a. "test takers answer items of as identified by research and the job analysis study
comparable difficulty." of newly licensed registered nurses. Each
b. "test takers answer approximately candidate will receive different levels of questions
the same number of items." in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the
c. "test items are job related." exam is not on clinical specialties. The test has a
d. "clinical specialties will be equally minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265
represented." questions, so a test taker can answer any number of
questions between these two numbers until they
either reaches a passing standard or fails.
3. In trends class, a student tells the ANS: C
instructor, "I don't think I can possibly
pass the NCLEX-RN. I hated psych The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National
nursing, but now I've heard that a Council designated from 6% to 12% of the total
huge amount of the NCLEX is psych questions to be from the area of psychosocial
related." What is the best response integrity. The student may not be able to retake
from the instructor? nursing courses or a review course. Stating that
a. "Perhaps you should consider content area has the same amount of questions
retaking the psychiatric nursing would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of
course." client needs has a different percentage, so
b. "There are equal numbers of questions are based on that percentage from the
questions related to each aspect of detailed test plan, not on equal numbers from each
client needs." area. Students often hear incorrect information and
c. "Psychosocial integrity is the basis rumors about NCLEX.
for 6% to 12% of the examination."
d. "You will need to take a review
course in which they teach
psychiatric nursing principles."
PRCTICE TEST Q&A || VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
Save
Terms in this set (26)
1. The graduate nurse understands ANS: B
the purpose of the NCLEX-RN exam
when stating which of the following? The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to
a. "The exam provides feedback to determine whether a candidate is competent to
the candidate regarding areas of perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. It
weakness in nursing practice." does not prepare nurses but rather measures their
b. "The exam determines the performance on a test. Candidates who are
candidate's ability or inability to meet unsuccessful receive information about their weak
minimum standards for safe practice." areas on the test, but this is not the purpose of it.
c. "The exam gives employers an Employers want to know if the person has passed
opportunity to hire graduates who because there is no specific score given other than
have scored highest among first-time pass or fail
licensure candidates."
d. "The exam prepares new
graduates as efficient, effective staff
nurses."
, 2. Which statement by the nursing ANS: C
professor is accurate about the
NCLEX-RN exam? The purpose of The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test
the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure plan that is determined by the National Council.
that all The test plan reflects entry-level nursing practice
a. "test takers answer items of as identified by research and the job analysis study
comparable difficulty." of newly licensed registered nurses. Each
b. "test takers answer approximately candidate will receive different levels of questions
the same number of items." in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the
c. "test items are job related." exam is not on clinical specialties. The test has a
d. "clinical specialties will be equally minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265
represented." questions, so a test taker can answer any number of
questions between these two numbers until they
either reaches a passing standard or fails.
3. In trends class, a student tells the ANS: C
instructor, "I don't think I can possibly
pass the NCLEX-RN. I hated psych The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National
nursing, but now I've heard that a Council designated from 6% to 12% of the total
huge amount of the NCLEX is psych questions to be from the area of psychosocial
related." What is the best response integrity. The student may not be able to retake
from the instructor? nursing courses or a review course. Stating that
a. "Perhaps you should consider content area has the same amount of questions
retaking the psychiatric nursing would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of
course." client needs has a different percentage, so
b. "There are equal numbers of questions are based on that percentage from the
questions related to each aspect of detailed test plan, not on equal numbers from each
client needs." area. Students often hear incorrect information and
c. "Psychosocial integrity is the basis rumors about NCLEX.
for 6% to 12% of the examination."
d. "You will need to take a review
course in which they teach
psychiatric nursing principles."
