CHAPTER 05: NCLEX-RN®
EXAMINATION AND THE NEW
GRADUATE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The sgraduate snurse sunderstands sthe spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® sexam swhen sstating
swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
a.
"The sexam sprovides sfeedback sto sthe scandidate sregarding sareas sof sweakness sin
snursing spractice."
b.
"The sexam sdetermines sthe scandidate's sability sor sinability sto smeet sminimum sstandards
sfor ssafe spractice."
c.
"The sexam sgives semployers san sopportunity sto shire sgraduates swho shave sscored
shighest samong sfirst-time slicensure scandidates."
d.
"The sexam sprepares snew sgraduates sas sefficient, seffective sstaff snurses."
. s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sB
The spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® sExam sis sto sdetermine swhether sa scandidate sis
scompetent sto sperform ssafe, seffective, sentry-level snursing scare. sIt sdoes snot sprepare
snurses sbut srather smeasures stheir sperformance son sa stest. sCandidates swho sare
sunsuccessful sreceive sinformation sabout stheir sweak sareas son sthe stest, sbut sthis sis snot
sthe spurpose sof sit. sEmployers swant sto sknow sif sthe sperson shas spassed sbecause sthere
sis sno sspecific sscore sgiven sother sthan spass sor sfail
Which sstatement sby sthe snursing sprofessor sis saccurate sabout sthe sNCLEX-RN® sexam?
sThe spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® stest splan sis sto sensure sthat sall
a.
"test stakers sanswer sitems sof scomparable sdifficulty."
b.
"test stakers sanswer sapproximately sthe ssame snumber sof sitems."
c.
"test sitems sare sjob srelated."
d.
"clinical sspecialties swill sbe sequally srepresented." s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sC
The scontent sof sthe sNCLEX® sExam sis sbased son sa stest splan sthat sis sdetermined sby sthe
sNational sCouncil. sThe stest splan sreflects sentry-level snursing spractice sas sidentified sby
sresearch sand sthe sjob sanalysis sstudy sof snewly slicensed sregistered snurses. sEach
scandidate swill sreceive sdifferent slevels sof squestions sin sa scomputer sadaptive sformat.
sThe sfocus sof sthe sexam sis snot son sclinical sspecialties. sThe stest shas sa sminimum sof s75
squestions sand sa smaximum sof s265 squestions, sso sa stest staker scan sanswer sany snumber
, sof squestions sbetween sthese stwo snumbers suntil sthey seither sreaches sa spassing
sstandard sor sfails.
In strends sclass, sa sstudent stells sthe sinstructor, s"I sdon't sthink sI scan spossibly spass sthe
sNCLEX-RN®. sI shated spsych snursing, sbut snow sI've sheard sthat sa shuge samount sof sthe
sNCLEX® sis spsych srelated." sWhat sis sthe sbest sresponse sfrom sthe sinstructor?
a.
"Perhaps syou sshould sconsider sretaking sthe spsychiatric snursing scourse."
b.
"There sare sequal snumbers sof squestions srelated sto seach saspect sof sclient sneeds."
c.
"Psychosocial sintegrity sis sthe sbasis sfor s6% sto s12% sof sthe sexamination."
d.
"You swill sneed sto stake sa sreview scourse sin swhich sthey steach spsychiatric snursing
sprinciples." s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sC
The slast sdetailed stest splan s(2013) sfrom sthe sNational sCouncil sdesignated sfrom s6% sto
s12% sof sthe stotal squestions sto sbe sfrom sthe sarea sof spsychosocial sintegrity. sThe sstudent
smay snot sbe sable sto sretake snursing scourses sor sa sreview scourse. sStating sthat scontent
sarea shas sthe ssame samount sof squestions swould sbe sinaccurate. sEach sof sthe scategories
sof sclient sneeds shas sa sdifferent spercentage, sso squestions sare sbased son sthat
spercentage sfrom sthe sdetailed stest splan, snot son sequal snumbers sfrom seach sarea.
sStudents soften shear sincorrect sinformation sand srumors sabout sNCLEX.
Which sstatement sindicates sthe sgraduate snurses sunderstanding sof sthe sprocess sat sthe
sNCLEX® stesting ssite?
a.
"I swill sbe sthumbprinted sand sphotographed."
b.
"I swill sbe splaced sin sa slocked stesting scubicle."
c.
"I swill sanswer s300 stest squestions."
d.
"I swill sbe sgiven ssome squestions sas sa spaper-and-pencil stest." s- scorrect
sanswers✔✔ANS: sA
Read sthe sCandidate sBulletin sand sthe sinstruction spacket scarefully. sAn sAuthorization sto
sTest s(ATT) swill sbe srequired sfor sadmission sinto sthe stesting scenter; showever, safter
sJanuary s1, s2014, sthe sNCLEX swill sbe sgoing spaperless, sso sthe sATT swill snot shave sto sbe
sbrought sto sthe stesting scenter. sAll scandidates swill sbe sthumbprinted sand sphotographed
sand swill shave sa spalm svein sreader sas spart sof sthe sidentification sprocess sat sthe stesting
slocation. sCandidates sare snot slocked sin sa stesting scubicle sor sgiven sa spaper-and-pencil
stest. sThe snumber sof squestions son seach scandidates stest smay svary swith sa sminimum sof
s75 squestions sand sa smaximum sof s265 squestions
Which sstatement smade sby sthe sgraduate snurse sindicates sunderstanding sof sthe
sNCLEX-RN® sexam spassing sscore?
a.
EXAMINATION AND THE NEW
GRADUATE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The sgraduate snurse sunderstands sthe spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® sexam swhen sstating
swhich sof sthe sfollowing?
a.
"The sexam sprovides sfeedback sto sthe scandidate sregarding sareas sof sweakness sin
snursing spractice."
b.
"The sexam sdetermines sthe scandidate's sability sor sinability sto smeet sminimum sstandards
sfor ssafe spractice."
c.
"The sexam sgives semployers san sopportunity sto shire sgraduates swho shave sscored
shighest samong sfirst-time slicensure scandidates."
d.
"The sexam sprepares snew sgraduates sas sefficient, seffective sstaff snurses."
. s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sB
The spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® sExam sis sto sdetermine swhether sa scandidate sis
scompetent sto sperform ssafe, seffective, sentry-level snursing scare. sIt sdoes snot sprepare
snurses sbut srather smeasures stheir sperformance son sa stest. sCandidates swho sare
sunsuccessful sreceive sinformation sabout stheir sweak sareas son sthe stest, sbut sthis sis snot
sthe spurpose sof sit. sEmployers swant sto sknow sif sthe sperson shas spassed sbecause sthere
sis sno sspecific sscore sgiven sother sthan spass sor sfail
Which sstatement sby sthe snursing sprofessor sis saccurate sabout sthe sNCLEX-RN® sexam?
sThe spurpose sof sthe sNCLEX-RN® stest splan sis sto sensure sthat sall
a.
"test stakers sanswer sitems sof scomparable sdifficulty."
b.
"test stakers sanswer sapproximately sthe ssame snumber sof sitems."
c.
"test sitems sare sjob srelated."
d.
"clinical sspecialties swill sbe sequally srepresented." s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sC
The scontent sof sthe sNCLEX® sExam sis sbased son sa stest splan sthat sis sdetermined sby sthe
sNational sCouncil. sThe stest splan sreflects sentry-level snursing spractice sas sidentified sby
sresearch sand sthe sjob sanalysis sstudy sof snewly slicensed sregistered snurses. sEach
scandidate swill sreceive sdifferent slevels sof squestions sin sa scomputer sadaptive sformat.
sThe sfocus sof sthe sexam sis snot son sclinical sspecialties. sThe stest shas sa sminimum sof s75
squestions sand sa smaximum sof s265 squestions, sso sa stest staker scan sanswer sany snumber
, sof squestions sbetween sthese stwo snumbers suntil sthey seither sreaches sa spassing
sstandard sor sfails.
In strends sclass, sa sstudent stells sthe sinstructor, s"I sdon't sthink sI scan spossibly spass sthe
sNCLEX-RN®. sI shated spsych snursing, sbut snow sI've sheard sthat sa shuge samount sof sthe
sNCLEX® sis spsych srelated." sWhat sis sthe sbest sresponse sfrom sthe sinstructor?
a.
"Perhaps syou sshould sconsider sretaking sthe spsychiatric snursing scourse."
b.
"There sare sequal snumbers sof squestions srelated sto seach saspect sof sclient sneeds."
c.
"Psychosocial sintegrity sis sthe sbasis sfor s6% sto s12% sof sthe sexamination."
d.
"You swill sneed sto stake sa sreview scourse sin swhich sthey steach spsychiatric snursing
sprinciples." s- scorrect sanswers✔✔ANS: sC
The slast sdetailed stest splan s(2013) sfrom sthe sNational sCouncil sdesignated sfrom s6% sto
s12% sof sthe stotal squestions sto sbe sfrom sthe sarea sof spsychosocial sintegrity. sThe sstudent
smay snot sbe sable sto sretake snursing scourses sor sa sreview scourse. sStating sthat scontent
sarea shas sthe ssame samount sof squestions swould sbe sinaccurate. sEach sof sthe scategories
sof sclient sneeds shas sa sdifferent spercentage, sso squestions sare sbased son sthat
spercentage sfrom sthe sdetailed stest splan, snot son sequal snumbers sfrom seach sarea.
sStudents soften shear sincorrect sinformation sand srumors sabout sNCLEX.
Which sstatement sindicates sthe sgraduate snurses sunderstanding sof sthe sprocess sat sthe
sNCLEX® stesting ssite?
a.
"I swill sbe sthumbprinted sand sphotographed."
b.
"I swill sbe splaced sin sa slocked stesting scubicle."
c.
"I swill sanswer s300 stest squestions."
d.
"I swill sbe sgiven ssome squestions sas sa spaper-and-pencil stest." s- scorrect
sanswers✔✔ANS: sA
Read sthe sCandidate sBulletin sand sthe sinstruction spacket scarefully. sAn sAuthorization sto
sTest s(ATT) swill sbe srequired sfor sadmission sinto sthe stesting scenter; showever, safter
sJanuary s1, s2014, sthe sNCLEX swill sbe sgoing spaperless, sso sthe sATT swill snot shave sto sbe
sbrought sto sthe stesting scenter. sAll scandidates swill sbe sthumbprinted sand sphotographed
sand swill shave sa spalm svein sreader sas spart sof sthe sidentification sprocess sat sthe stesting
slocation. sCandidates sare snot slocked sin sa stesting scubicle sor sgiven sa spaper-and-pencil
stest. sThe snumber sof squestions son seach scandidates stest smay svary swith sa sminimum sof
s75 squestions sand sa smaximum sof s265 squestions
Which sstatement smade sby sthe sgraduate snurse sindicates sunderstanding sof sthe
sNCLEX-RN® sexam spassing sscore?
a.
