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Effective April 2020
NCLEX-PN® Examination
Test Plan for the National Council Licensure
Examination for Practical Nurses
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Mission Statement
NCSBN® empowers and supports nursing regulators in their mandate to protect the public.
(Mission Statement Adopted by Delegate Assembly 2019)
Purpose and Functions
The purpose of NCSBN is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest
and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.
The major functions of NCSBN include developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Examinations, performing policy analysis and promoting
uniformity in relationship to the regulation of nursing practice, disseminating data related to NCSBN’s purpose and serving as a forum for
information exchange for NCSBN members.
Copyright© 2019 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN)
All rights reserved. NCSBN®, NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN®, TERCAP®, Nursys®, NNAAP® and MACE® are registered trademarks of NCSBN
and this document may not be used, reproduced or disseminated to any third party without written permission from NCSBN.
Permission is granted to boards of nursing to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for licensure related purposes only. Nonprofit
education programs have permission to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for educational purposes only. Use or reproduction of
this document for commercial or for-profit use is strictly prohibited. Any authorized reproduction of this document shall display the notice:
“Copyright by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.” Or, if a portion of the document is reproduced or
incorporated in other materials, such written materials shall include the following credit: “Portions copyright by the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.”
Address inquiries in writing to NCSBN Permissions, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601-4277.
Printed in the United States of America
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NCLEX-PN® Examination
Test Plan for the National Council Licensure
Examination for Practical Nurses
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Mission Statement
NCSBN® empowers and supports nursing regulators in their mandate to protect the public.
(Mission Statement Adopted by Delegate Assembly 2019)
Purpose and Functions
The purpose of NCSBN is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest
and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.
The major functions of NCSBN include developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Examinations, performing policy analysis and promoting
uniformity in relationship to the regulation of nursing practice, disseminating data related to NCSBN’s purpose and serving as a forum for
information exchange for NCSBN members.
Copyright© 2019 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN)
All rights reserved. NCSBN®, NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN®, TERCAP®, Nursys®, NNAAP® and MACE® are registered trademarks of NCSBN
and this document may not be used, reproduced or disseminated to any third party without written permission from NCSBN.
Permission is granted to boards of nursing to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for licensure related purposes only. Nonprofit
education programs have permission to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for educational purposes only. Use or reproduction of
this document for commercial or for-profit use is strictly prohibited. Any authorized reproduction of this document shall display the notice:
“Copyright by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.” Or, if a portion of the document is reproduced or
incorporated in other materials, such written materials shall include the following credit: “Portions copyright by the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.”
Address inquiries in writing to NCSBN Permissions, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601-4277.
Printed in the United States of America
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