NCLEX RN NEXT GENERATION FORMAT
PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED RATIONALES GRADED A+
⩥ 2. 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
a. "test takers answer items of comparable difficulty."
b. "test takers answer approximately the same number of items."
c. "test items are job related."
d. "clinical specialties will be equally represented. Answer: ANS: C
The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test plan that is
determined by the National Council. The test plan reflects entry-level
nursing practice as identified by research and the job analysis study of
newly licensed registered nurses. Each candidate will receive different
levels of questions in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the exam
is not on clinical specialties. The test has a minimum of 75 questions and
a maximum of 265 questions, so a test taker can answer any number of
questions between these two numbers until they either reaches a passing
standard or fails.
⩥ 3. 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?
a. "Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course."
b. "There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client
needs."
c. "Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the
examination."
d. "You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric
nursing principles." Answer: ANS: C
The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National Council designated
from 6% to 12% of the total questions to be from the area of
psychosocial integrity. The student may not be able to retake nursing
courses or a review course. Stating that content area has the same
amount of questions would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of
client needs has a different percentage, so questions are based on that
percentage from the detailed test plan, not on equal numbers from each
area. Students often hear incorrect information and rumors about
NCLEX.
⩥ 4. Which statement indicates the graduate nurses understanding of the
process at the NCLEX testing site?
a. "I will be thumb-printed and photographed."
b. "I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c. "I will answer 300 test questions."
, d. "I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test." Answer:
ANS: A
Read the Candidate Bulletin and the instruction packet carefully. An
Authorization to Test (ATT) will be required for admission into the
testing center; however, after January 1, 2014, the NCLEX will be going
paperless, so the ATT will not have to be brought to the testing center.
All candidates will be thumb-printed and photographed and will have a
palm vein reader as part of the identification process at the testing
location. Candidates are not locked in a testing cubicle or given a paper-
and-pencil test. The number of questions on each candidates test may
vary with a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265 questions
⩥ 5. Which statement made by the graduate nurse indicates
understanding of the NCLEX-RN exam passing score?
a. "Candidates seeking licensure in California and New York must score
higher."
b. "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
c. "Candidates from BSN programs must score one standard deviation
higher than the ADN graduates."
d. "ADN graduates must answer 80% of the 265 questions correctly to
pass." Answer: ANS: B
Every state has the same passing criteria. There is no percentage
identified as to the number to get correct. The test has a minimum of 75
questions and a maximum of 265 questions. When the student reaches a
PRACTICE TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED RATIONALES GRADED A+
⩥ 2. 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
a. "test takers answer items of comparable difficulty."
b. "test takers answer approximately the same number of items."
c. "test items are job related."
d. "clinical specialties will be equally represented. Answer: ANS: C
The content of the NCLEX® Exam is based on a test plan that is
determined by the National Council. The test plan reflects entry-level
nursing practice as identified by research and the job analysis study of
newly licensed registered nurses. Each candidate will receive different
levels of questions in a computer adaptive format. The focus of the exam
is not on clinical specialties. The test has a minimum of 75 questions and
a maximum of 265 questions, so a test taker can answer any number of
questions between these two numbers until they either reaches a passing
standard or fails.
⩥ 3. 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?
a. "Perhaps you should consider retaking the psychiatric nursing course."
b. "There are equal numbers of questions related to each aspect of client
needs."
c. "Psychosocial integrity is the basis for 6% to 12% of the
examination."
d. "You will need to take a review course in which they teach psychiatric
nursing principles." Answer: ANS: C
The last detailed test plan (2013) from the National Council designated
from 6% to 12% of the total questions to be from the area of
psychosocial integrity. The student may not be able to retake nursing
courses or a review course. Stating that content area has the same
amount of questions would be inaccurate. Each of the categories of
client needs has a different percentage, so questions are based on that
percentage from the detailed test plan, not on equal numbers from each
area. Students often hear incorrect information and rumors about
NCLEX.
⩥ 4. Which statement indicates the graduate nurses understanding of the
process at the NCLEX testing site?
a. "I will be thumb-printed and photographed."
b. "I will be placed in a locked testing cubicle."
c. "I will answer 300 test questions."
, d. "I will be given some questions as a paper-and-pencil test." Answer:
ANS: A
Read the Candidate Bulletin and the instruction packet carefully. An
Authorization to Test (ATT) will be required for admission into the
testing center; however, after January 1, 2014, the NCLEX will be going
paperless, so the ATT will not have to be brought to the testing center.
All candidates will be thumb-printed and photographed and will have a
palm vein reader as part of the identification process at the testing
location. Candidates are not locked in a testing cubicle or given a paper-
and-pencil test. The number of questions on each candidates test may
vary with a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265 questions
⩥ 5. Which statement made by the graduate nurse indicates
understanding of the NCLEX-RN exam passing score?
a. "Candidates seeking licensure in California and New York must score
higher."
b. "The passing score is the same for licensure in all states."
c. "Candidates from BSN programs must score one standard deviation
higher than the ADN graduates."
d. "ADN graduates must answer 80% of the 265 questions correctly to
pass." Answer: ANS: B
Every state has the same passing criteria. There is no percentage
identified as to the number to get correct. The test has a minimum of 75
questions and a maximum of 265 questions. When the student reaches a
