Nursing Leadership Ch 5: NCLEX-RN and New
Graduate Exam Questions and Answers
The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the NCLEX-RN® exam when stating which of
the following? - Answer✔✔-"The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet
minimum standards for safe practice."
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 - Answer✔✔-"test items are job related."
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? - Answer✔✔-"Psychosocial integrity is the basis
for 6% to 12% of the examination."
Which statement indicates the graduate nurses understanding of the process at the NCLEX®
testing site? - Answer✔✔-"I will be thumbprinted and photographed."
Which statement made by the graduate nurse indicates understanding of the NCLEX-RN® exam
passing score? - Answer✔✔-"The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
What type of nursing position would most likely provide experience in the type of nursing
situations upon which the NCLEX® Exam questions are based? - Answer✔✔-Staff nurse in a
medical-surgical inpatient unit
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What is the best review strategy to use to prepare for the NCLEX-RN® Exam? - Answer✔✔-
Review basic nursing content 2 to 3 hours a day 3 days a week for 5 to 6 weeks.
What are helpful strategies for dealing with test anxiety? - Answer✔✔-Practice relaxation
techniques and positive thinking.
Which of the following statements indicate the nurses understanding of the content of the
NCLEX® Exam? - Answer✔✔-"The exam is based on a practice analysis conducted by the
National Council of State Boards of Nursing."
The graduate nurse is preparing to take the NCLEX-RN® Exam. Which blueprint category is
interpreted as having the highest percentage of test items? - Answer✔✔-Physiological integrity
The nurse interprets "computer adaptive testing (CAT)" to mean - Answer✔✔-questions are
selected, and the exam is adapted to the candidate's previous responses.
The graduate nurse has an adequate understanding of the Authorization to Test when stating: -
Answer✔✔-"The Authorization to Test arrives when all course work and applications have been
completed and approved."
The nurse interprets the Nurse Licensure Compact as - Answer✔✔-an agreement between
compact states to recognize licensure from member states.
The nurse interprets the role of the individual state boards of nursing in the NCLEX® Exam as
which of the following? - Answer✔✔-To coordinate with the National Council State Boards of
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