NCLEX RN PREP & TESTING

TEST 1 - NCLEX RN PREP & TESTING
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Correct
Answer: governing body for the committee that prepares the
licensure examination;
Regulate entry into practice in the US;
Determine application process/deadlines in their state
California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) Correct Answer: a
state governmental agency established by law to protect the
public by regulating the practice of registered nurses.
The BRN is responsible for implementation and enforcement of
the _____ _____ _____: the laws related to nursing education,
licensure, practice, and discipline. This act created a nine-
member Board which serves as the BRN decision-making body.
Correct Answer: Nursing Practice Act
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT): Correct Answer: Computer
test with on screen calculator;
Different questions for different people;
Correct answers provide harder questions, wrong answers
provide easier questions;
Pre-test questions which are not counted in score are given to
gauge difficulty, but are not obvious;
5-6 hour time limit c mandatory 10 min rest post 2 h
Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) number of questions: Correct
Answer: 75-265
CAT NCLEX is finished when: Correct Answer: you demonstrate
minimum competency;
You do not demonstrate minimum competency;
You answered the maximum number of questions;
You used the maximum time allowed
The NCLEX is written by: Correct Answer: nurses
NCLEX questions come from: Correct Answer: 4 categories of
client needs;