NCLEX RN EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 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."
- ANS: B - "The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet minimum standards for
safe practice."
2. Which statement by the nursing professor is accurate about the NCLEX-RN® exam? The purpose of
the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure that all
a. "test takers ANSwer items of comparable difficulty."
b. "test takers ANSwer approximately the same number of items."
c. "test items are job related."
d. "clinical specialties will be equally represented."
- ANS: C - "test items are job related."
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."
- ANS: C - "Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination."
4. Which statement indicates the graduate nurse's understanding of the process at the NCLEX® testing
site?
a. "I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
b. "I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c. "I will ANSwer 300 test questions."
d. "I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test."
- ANS: A - "I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
5. Which statement made by the graduate nurse indicates understanding of the NCLEX-RN® exam
passing score?
a. "Candidates seeking licensure in California and New York must score higher."
b. "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
c. "Candidates from BSN programs must score one standard deviation higher than the ADN graduates."
d. "ADN graduates must ANSwer 80% of the 265 questions correctly to pass."
- ANS: B - "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
6. What type of nursing position would most likely provide experience in the type of nursing
situations upon which the NCLEX® Exam questions are based?
a. Home care nurse
b. Psychiatric staff nurse
c. Staff nurse in an ambulatory pediatric clinic
d. Staff nurse in a medical-surgical inpatient unit
- ANS: D - Staff nurse in a medical-surgical inpatient unit
7. What is the best review strategy to use to prepare for the NCLEX-RN® Exam?
a. Spend about 8 hours a day on your days off until you take the examination.
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 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."
- ANS: B - "The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet minimum standards for
safe practice."
2. Which statement by the nursing professor is accurate about the NCLEX-RN® exam? The purpose of
the NCLEX-RN® test plan is to ensure that all
a. "test takers ANSwer items of comparable difficulty."
b. "test takers ANSwer approximately the same number of items."
c. "test items are job related."
d. "clinical specialties will be equally represented."
- ANS: C - "test items are job related."
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."
- ANS: C - "Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the examination."
4. Which statement indicates the graduate nurse's understanding of the process at the NCLEX® testing
site?
a. "I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
b. "I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c. "I will ANSwer 300 test questions."
d. "I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test."
- ANS: A - "I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
5. Which statement made by the graduate nurse indicates understanding of the NCLEX-RN® exam
passing score?
a. "Candidates seeking licensure in California and New York must score higher."
b. "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
c. "Candidates from BSN programs must score one standard deviation higher than the ADN graduates."
d. "ADN graduates must ANSwer 80% of the 265 questions correctly to pass."
- ANS: B - "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
6. What type of nursing position would most likely provide experience in the type of nursing
situations upon which the NCLEX® Exam questions are based?
a. Home care nurse
b. Psychiatric staff nurse
c. Staff nurse in an ambulatory pediatric clinic
d. Staff nurse in a medical-surgical inpatient unit
- ANS: D - Staff nurse in a medical-surgical inpatient unit
7. What is the best review strategy to use to prepare for the NCLEX-RN® Exam?
a. Spend about 8 hours a day on your days off until you take the examination.
