NCLEX-RN Test Plan
NCLEX-RN Test PlanThe NCLEX test plan is a content guideline to determine the distribution of test questions. NCSBN uses the “Client Needs” categories to ensure that the NCLEX covers a full spectrum of nursing activities. It is a summary of the content and scope of the NCLEX to serve as a guide for candidates preparing for the exam and to direct item writers in the development of items. The content of the NCLEX-RN is organized into four major Client Needs categories: Safe and Effective Care Environment, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Psychosocial Integrity, Physiological Integrity. Some of these categories are divided further into subcategories. Below is the NCLEX-RN test plan effective as of April 2019 to March 2022: I. Safe and Effective Care Environment Management of Care 17-23% Safety and Infection Control 9-15% II. Health Promotion and Maintenance 6-12% III. Psychosocial Integrity 6-12% IV. Physiological Integrity Basic Care and Comfort 6-12% Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 12-18% Reduction of Risk Potential 9-15% onlystudents Physiological Adaptation 11-17% Safe and Effective Care Environment
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