PRACTICE ISSUES CHAPTER 5 NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NCLEX-RN Correct Answer: National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses
Who prepares it Correct Answer: National Council of State Boards
of Nursing (NCSBN)
why do we have to have it Correct Answer: to test "knowledge,
skills and abilites essential to the safe and effective practice of
nursing at the entry level"
All candidates receive questions based on Correct Answer: the
same test plan
how is it scored Correct Answer: standardized
Nurse Licensure Compact functions like a Correct Answer: drivers
license. you can practice in other states but must comply with
state practice act of state you are practicing
(applicable in 24 states)
What is it called when you transfer your license to another state
Correct Answer: Licensure by endorsement
What is the NCLEX-RN® test plan? Correct Answer: Blueprint
reflecting entry-level practice determined by the National Coucil
Test plan researched every Correct Answer: 3 years (next in April
2019)
Constructed from questions designed to test Correct Answer:
ability to apply the nursing process and to determine appropriate
nursing responses and intervention to provide safe nursing care
How are the blueprints developed Correct Answer: research and
the Practice Analysis Study of Newly Licensed RNs
What are the 4 levels of client needs in the 2013 Detailed Test
Plan Correct Answer: 1. Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Psychosocial Integrity
4. Physiological Integrity
, What does computer-adaptive testing (CAT) mean? Correct
Answer: Different questions for each candidate
Questions based on candidate's responses
Questions get progressively more difficult
Pretest items are integrated in the exam to determine their validity
and difficulty level, but these are not scored
What is the application process for NCLEX® CAT? Correct
Answer: Send application to state board at beginning of last
semester
Nursing school verifies graduate's status
Receive Authorization to Test (ATT) via email
Schedule exam with Pearson VUE
How much time do I have, and how many questions are there?
Correct Answer: Up to 6 hours
75 to 265 questions
15 of first 75 are pretest items (not scored)
What is the passing score? Correct Answer: Same passing
criteria for all states
Pass or fail (no number to reflect this)
How will I know I have passed? Correct Answer: Check candidate
bulletin
Results available online or via telephone
Do not call the state board of nursing, testing site, or NCLEX®
Candidate Services
What kind of questions will be on the NCLEX® exam? Correct
Answer: Most are multiple choice with four options
Alternate-format test items
Each question stands alone
Only one correct answer
Where do I take the exam? Correct Answer: at any Pearson VUE
testing site (any state)
When should I take the exam? Correct Answer: Begin to plan
when in the last 2 mos of school; should be taken within 4-6 wks
of graduation
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NCLEX-RN Correct Answer: National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses
Who prepares it Correct Answer: National Council of State Boards
of Nursing (NCSBN)
why do we have to have it Correct Answer: to test "knowledge,
skills and abilites essential to the safe and effective practice of
nursing at the entry level"
All candidates receive questions based on Correct Answer: the
same test plan
how is it scored Correct Answer: standardized
Nurse Licensure Compact functions like a Correct Answer: drivers
license. you can practice in other states but must comply with
state practice act of state you are practicing
(applicable in 24 states)
What is it called when you transfer your license to another state
Correct Answer: Licensure by endorsement
What is the NCLEX-RN® test plan? Correct Answer: Blueprint
reflecting entry-level practice determined by the National Coucil
Test plan researched every Correct Answer: 3 years (next in April
2019)
Constructed from questions designed to test Correct Answer:
ability to apply the nursing process and to determine appropriate
nursing responses and intervention to provide safe nursing care
How are the blueprints developed Correct Answer: research and
the Practice Analysis Study of Newly Licensed RNs
What are the 4 levels of client needs in the 2013 Detailed Test
Plan Correct Answer: 1. Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Psychosocial Integrity
4. Physiological Integrity
, What does computer-adaptive testing (CAT) mean? Correct
Answer: Different questions for each candidate
Questions based on candidate's responses
Questions get progressively more difficult
Pretest items are integrated in the exam to determine their validity
and difficulty level, but these are not scored
What is the application process for NCLEX® CAT? Correct
Answer: Send application to state board at beginning of last
semester
Nursing school verifies graduate's status
Receive Authorization to Test (ATT) via email
Schedule exam with Pearson VUE
How much time do I have, and how many questions are there?
Correct Answer: Up to 6 hours
75 to 265 questions
15 of first 75 are pretest items (not scored)
What is the passing score? Correct Answer: Same passing
criteria for all states
Pass or fail (no number to reflect this)
How will I know I have passed? Correct Answer: Check candidate
bulletin
Results available online or via telephone
Do not call the state board of nursing, testing site, or NCLEX®
Candidate Services
What kind of questions will be on the NCLEX® exam? Correct
Answer: Most are multiple choice with four options
Alternate-format test items
Each question stands alone
Only one correct answer
Where do I take the exam? Correct Answer: at any Pearson VUE
testing site (any state)
When should I take the exam? Correct Answer: Begin to plan
when in the last 2 mos of school; should be taken within 4-6 wks
of graduation
