Chapter 05: NCLEX-RN® Examination and the New Graduate

CHAPTER 05: NCLEX-RN®
EXAMINATION AND THE NEW
GRADUATE EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS




The ygraduate ynurse yunderstands ythe ypurpose yof ythe yNCLEX-RN® yexam ywhen ystating
y
which yof ythe yfollowing?
a.
"The yexam yprovides yfeedback yto ythe ycandidate yregarding yareas yof yweakness yin
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nursing ypractice."
b.
"The yexam ydetermines ythe ycandidate's yability yor yinability yto ymeet yminimum ystandards
y
for ysafe ypractice."
c.

, "The yexam ygives yemployers yan yopportunity yto yhire ygraduates ywho yhave yscored yhighest
y
among yfirst-time ylicensure ycandidates."
d.
"The yexam yprepares ynew ygraduates yas yefficient, yeffective ystaff ynurses."
. y- ycorrect yanswers y-ANS: yB
The ypurpose yof ythe yNCLEX-RN® yExam yis yto ydetermine ywhether ya ycandidate yis
y
competent yto yperform ysafe, yeffective, yentry-level ynursing ycare. yIt ydoes ynot yprepare
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nurses ybut yrather ymeasures ytheir yperformance yon ya ytest. yCandidates ywho yare
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unsuccessful yreceive yinformation yabout ytheir yweak yareas yon ythe ytest, ybut ythis yis ynot
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the ypurpose yof yit. yEmployers ywant yto yknow yif ythe yperson yhas ypassed ybecause ythere yis
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no yspecific yscore ygiven yother ythan ypass yor yfail

Which ystatement yby ythe ynursing yprofessor yis yaccurate yabout ythe yNCLEX-RN® yexam?
y
The ypurpose yof ythe yNCLEX-RN® ytest yplan yis yto yensure ythat yall
a.
"test ytakers yanswer yitems yof ycomparable ydifficulty."
b.
"test ytakers yanswer yapproximately ythe ysame ynumber yof yitems."
c.
"test yitems yare yjob yrelated."
d.
"clinical yspecialties ywill ybe yequally yrepresented." y- ycorrect yanswers y-ANS: yC
The ycontent yof ythe yNCLEX® yExam yis ybased yon ya ytest yplan ythat yis ydetermined yby ythe
y
National yCouncil. yThe ytest yplan yreflects yentry-level ynursing ypractice yas yidentified yby
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research yand ythe yjob yanalysis ystudy yof ynewly ylicensed yregistered ynurses. yEach
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candidate ywill yreceive ydifferent ylevels yof yquestions yin ya ycomputer yadaptive yformat. yThe
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focus yof ythe yexam yis ynot yon yclinical yspecialties. yThe ytest yhas ya yminimum yof y75
y
questions yand ya ymaximum yof y265 yquestions, yso ya ytest ytaker ycan yanswer yany ynumber
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of yquestions ybetween ythese ytwo ynumbers yuntil ythey yeither yreaches ya ypassing ystandard
y
or yfails.

In ytrends yclass, ya ystudent ytells ythe yinstructor, y"I ydon't ythink yI ycan ypossibly ypass ythe
y
NCLEX-RN®. yI yhated ypsych ynursing, ybut ynow yI've yheard ythat ya yhuge yamount yof ythe
y
NCLEX® yis ypsych yrelated." yWhat yis ythe ybest yresponse yfrom ythe yinstructor?
a.
"Perhaps yyou yshould yconsider yretaking ythe ypsychiatric ynursing ycourse."
b.
"There yare yequal ynumbers yof yquestions yrelated yto yeach yaspect yof yclient yneeds."
c.
"Psychosocial yintegrity yis ythe ybasis yfor y6% yto y12% yof ythe yexamination."
d.
"You ywill yneed yto ytake ya yreview ycourse yin ywhich ythey yteach ypsychiatric ynursing
y
principles." y- ycorrect yanswers y-ANS: yC
The ylast ydetailed ytest yplan y(2013) yfrom ythe yNational yCouncil ydesignated yfrom y6% yto
y
12% yof ythe ytotal yquestions yto ybe yfrom ythe yarea yof ypsychosocial yintegrity. yThe ystudent
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may ynot ybe yable yto yretake ynursing ycourses yor ya yreview ycourse. yStating ythat ycontent