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NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION AND THE NEW GRADUATE
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- NCLEX
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- Liberty University
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CHAPTER 5. NCLEX-RN EXAMINATIONAND THE NEW GRADUATE
1. The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the NCLEX-
RN exam when stating which of the following?
a. "The exam provides feedback to the candidate regarding areas
of weakness in nursing practice."
b. "The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to
meet minimum standards for safe practice."
c. "The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates
who have scored highest among first-time licensure candidates."
d. "The exam prepares new graduates as efficient, effective staff
nurses." Correct Answer: ANS: B
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to determine whether a
candidate is competent to perform safe, effective, entry-level
nursing care. It does not prepare nurses but rather measures their
performance on a test. Candidates who are unsuccessful receive
information about their weak areas on the test, but this is not the
purpose of it. Employers want to know if the person has passed
because there is no specific score given other than pass or fail
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." Correct
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." Correct 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."
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