NCLEX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025.
What is the main purpose of the NCLEX-RN exam? Correct
Answer: To protect the public
Who was the NCLEX developed by? Correct Answer: National
Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
Who is the NCLEX-RN exam administered by? Correct Answer:
The state board of nurse examiners
What is the NCLEX designed to test? Correct Answer: Minimum
capabilities for safe & effective nursing practice
Essential nursing knowledge
How many questions are there on the NCLEX exam? Correct
Answer: 75-130 multiple choice or alternative format questions
How many questions on the NCLEX are pilot items? Correct
Answer: 15
What other type of questions are there on the NCLEX? Correct
Answer: Select all that apply
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What happens if you get a question wrong on the NCLEX?
Correct Answer: A slightly less difficult item follows & level of
difficulty will decrease w/ each item until candidate has answered
an item correctly
What happens if you get a question right on the NCLEX? Correct
Answer: A slightly more difficult item will follow and level of
difficulty will increase w/ each time until question is missed
How long does the sequence of questions keep going on for?
Correct Answer: Until a definite pass or definite fail score is
achieved
2025.
What is the main purpose of the NCLEX-RN exam? Correct
Answer: To protect the public
Who was the NCLEX developed by? Correct Answer: National
Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
Who is the NCLEX-RN exam administered by? Correct Answer:
The state board of nurse examiners
What is the NCLEX designed to test? Correct Answer: Minimum
capabilities for safe & effective nursing practice
Essential nursing knowledge
How many questions are there on the NCLEX exam? Correct
Answer: 75-130 multiple choice or alternative format questions
How many questions on the NCLEX are pilot items? Correct
Answer: 15
What other type of questions are there on the NCLEX? Correct
Answer: Select all that apply
Fill-in-the-blank
Hot-spot
Interpret charts
Drop & drag
What happens if you get a question wrong on the NCLEX?
Correct Answer: A slightly less difficult item follows & level of
difficulty will decrease w/ each item until candidate has answered
an item correctly
What happens if you get a question right on the NCLEX? Correct
Answer: A slightly more difficult item will follow and level of
difficulty will increase w/ each time until question is missed
How long does the sequence of questions keep going on for?
Correct Answer: Until a definite pass or definite fail score is
achieved
