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NCLEX-RN EXAM
PART 1 - WHAT IS IT?
DEVELOPING THE EXAM
 National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is Required to
Become a Registered Nurse
 National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN) Develops the Exam
 Boards of Nursing Regulate RN Practice in
Each State
SPECIFIC COMPONENTS
OF THE EXAM
 Beliefs
 Classification of Cognitive Levels
 Test Plan Structure
 Client Needs
% OF QUESTIONS FOR
CLIENT NEEDS
 The percentage of test questions
assigned to each Client Needs category
and subcategory is based on practice
analysis data.
 See notes page for more information.
INTREGATED EXAM
PROCESSES
 Nursing Process
 Caring
 Communication & Documentation
 Teaching/Learning
PRE-LICENSURE
PRACTICE EXAM
 The Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI)
exam measures students readiness to take the
NCLEX-RN exam
 The exit exam predicts NCLEX examination
success
 The examination is administered near the end
of a program
HESI CHARACTERISTICS
 There are multiple versions of the exam
 Students who take the exam more than
once will not have the same items or test
 The HESI exam consists of 150 scored
test items and 10 pilot items
HESI SCORING
APPROACHES TO
PREPARING FOR THE
NCLEX-RN EXAM
 Purpose of exam is to determine your
readiness to practice as an RN
 The exam is application based
 Need to apply your knowledge to patient
care
 Will use critical thinking skills to make
nursing judgments