CHAPTER 5: NCLEX-RN AND THE NEW GRADUATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

CHAPTER 5: NCLEX-RN AND THE NEW
GRADUATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhoGpreparesGtheGNCLEX?G-GANSWERG-NationalGCouncilGofGStateGBoardsGofGNursingG(NCSBN)

-NationalGexamGwithGstandardizedGscoring



WhyGdoGweGhaveGtheGNCLEX?G-GANSWERG-AllGcandidatesGreceiveGquestionsGbasedGonGtheGsameGtestGplan.

-Success—grantedGlicenseGtoGpracticeGnursingGinGstate



HowGwillGtheGNurseGLicensureGCompactGaffectGyourGlicense?G-GANSWERG-LikeGaGdriver'sGlicense

-
AbleGtoGpracticeGinGotherGstatesGbutGmustGcomplyGwithGNurseGPracticeGActGinGtheGstateGwhereGyouGareGpr
acticing



WhatGisGtheGNCLEX-RN®GtestGplan?G-GANSWERG-BlueprintGreflectingGentry-levelGpractice

-TestGplanGresearchedGeveryG3Gyears



WhatGdoesGcomputer-adaptiveGtestingG(CAT)Gmean?G-GANSWERG-DifferentGquestionsGforGeachGcandidate

-QuestionsGbasedGonGcandidate'sGresponses

-QuestionsGgetGprogressivelyGmoreGdifficult.

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PretestGitemsGareGintegratedGinGtheGexamGtoGdetermineGtheirGvalidityGandGdifficultyGlevel,GbutGtheseGareGn
otGscored.



WhatGisGtheGapplicationGprocessGforGNCLEX®GCAT?G-GANSWERG-
SendGapplicationGtoGstateGboardGatGbeginningGofGlastGsemester.

-NursingGschoolGverifiesGgraduate'sGstatus.

-ReceiveGAuthorizationGtoGTestG(ATT).

-ScheduleGexam.

, WhereGandGwhenGdoGIGtakeGtheGCAT?G-GANSWERG-TestingGsitesGinGallGstates

-OnlyGlicensedGinGstateGwhereGapplicationGsubmitted

-TestGwithinGdatesGonGtheGATT.

-TryGtoGtakeGtheGexamGshortlyGafterGgraduation.



HowGmuchGtimeGdoGIGhave,GandGhowGmanyGquestionsGareGthereGonGtheGCAT?G-GANSWERG-UpGtoG5Ghours

-75-145GquestionsG(*15GpretestGQsG+G60-130GQs)

-
NumberGofGquestionsGyouGanswerGandGlengthGofGtimeGthatGyouGtestGdoGnotGindicateGifGyouGhaveGpassedGo
rGfailed



WhatGisGtheGpassingGgradeGforGtheGCAT?G-GANSWERG-SameGpassingGcriteriaGforGallGstates

-PassGorGfailG(noGnumberGtoGreflectGthis)



HowGcanGyouGknowGifGyouGpassed?G-GANSWERG-CheckGcandidateGbulletin.

-ResultsGavailableGonlineGorGviaGtelephone

-DoGnotGcallGtheGstateGboardGofGnursing,GtestingGsite,GorGNCLEX®GCandidateGServices.



WhatGkindGofGquestionsGwillGbeGonGtheGNCLEX®?G-GANSWERG-MostGareGmultipleGchoiceGwithGfourGoptions.

-Alternate-formatGtestGitems

-EachGquestionGstandsGalone.

-OnlyGoneGcorrectGanswer



WhatGifGIGneedGtoGchangeGtheGtimeGorGdateGthatGIGhaveGalreadyGscheduled?G-GANSWERG-
MayGchangeG24GhoursG(orGoneGfullGbusinessGday)GbeforeGappointment

-IfGappointmentGmissed,GATTGinvalidatedG(MustGreregisterGandGpayG$200GfeeGagain)



WhatGaboutGidentificationGatGtheGtestingGsite?G-GANSWERG-
OneGformGofGIDG(valid,GnotGexpired,GwithGphotoGandGsignature):GUSGdriver'sGlicense,GUSGstate-
issuedGidentificationGcard,GPassport,GPermanentGresidenceGcard,GUSGmilitaryGidentification