CH 28 THE NCLEX-RN® EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. rrGraduates rrfrom rrapproved rrschools rrof rrnursing rrcannot rrsign rrtheir rrcharting rras
rrregistered rrnurses rr(RNs) rruntil rrthey:
a. rrpass rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered rrNurses
rr(NCLEX-RN®).
b. rrprovide rrevidence rrof rrmental rrcompetency.
c. rrsupply rrwritten rrproof rrof rrphysical rrfitness.
d. rrhave rrsigned rran rremployment rrcontract rrwith rra rrhealth rrcare rrfacility. rr- rrAnswer rrA
A rrcompulsory rrlicense rrrequirement rrmust rrbe rrmet rrto rrlegally rrpractice rror rrwork rras
rra rrregistered rrnurse rrin rrany rrstate rror rrU.S. rrterritory. rrLicenses rrare rrgranted rronly
rrafter rran rrapplicant rrhas rrsuccessfully rrpassed rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrp. rr486
2. rrWhich rrstatement rrconcerning rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor
rrRegistered rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrcorrect?
a. rrGraduates rrfrom rrall rrthree rrtypes rrof rrnursing rrprograms rr(diploma, rrassociate
rrdegree, rrand rrbaccalaureate rrdegree) rrtake rrthe rrsame rrexamination.
b. rrThe rrexamination rris rrscored rron rran rrinterval rrscale rrrather rrthan rron rra rrpass-fail
rrbasis.
c. rrThe rrexamination rris rroffered rrtwice rra rryear rrin rrmajor rrurban rrareas.
d. rrThe rrcandidate rrhas rrthe rroption rrof rrchoosing rra rrpencil-and-paper rrformat. rr-
rrAnswer rrA
The rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination rris rrto rrdetermine rrsafe rrpractice rrand
rrthe rrability rrof rrcandidates rrto rrperform rrat rrthe rrentry rrlevel. rrCandidates rrfrom rrall
rrthree rrtypes rrof rrnursing rrprograms rrmust rrdemonstrate rrthe rrsame rrcompetencies.
DIF: rrKnowledge rrREF: rrp. rr487
3. rrComputerized rradaptive rrtesting rrimplies rrthat:
a. rrthe rrcandidate rrmust rrbe rrcomputer rrliterate.
b. rrcompetency rris rrdetermined rron rrthe rrbasis rrof rrdifficulty rrof rrquestions, rrknowledge
rrof rrthe rrnursing rrprocess, rrand rrthe rrnumber rrof rrquestions rranswered rrcorrectly.
c. rrtesting rrfacilities rrhave rrbeen rradapted rrfor rrthe rrphysically rrchallenged rrcandidate.
d. rrquestions rrcannot rrbe rradapted rrto rrthe rrneeds rrof rrthe rrstudent. rr- rrAnswer rrB
, Computerized rradaptive rrtesting rris rrbased rron rrthe rrmeasurement rrtheory, rrby rrwhich
rrthe rrcandidate rrmust rrprove rrwith rra rrscore rrof rr95% rrthat rrhe rror rrshe rris rrsafe rrand
rrknowledgeable rrat rrentry rrinto rrthe rrpractice rrlevel.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrpp. rr487-488
4. rrOn rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered rrNurses
rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination, rrwhen rrthe rrcandidate rris rrasked rrto rrset rrgoals rrin
rrcollaboration rrwith rrother rrmembers rrof rrthe rrhealth rrcare rrteam, rrthe rrnurse rris rrbeing
rrtested rrin rrthe rrarea rrof:
a. rrassessment.
b. rrplanning.
c. rranalysis.
d. rrimplementation. rr- rrAnswer rrB
Setting rrgoals rris rrone rrof rrthe rrfirst rrsteps rrin rrthe rrplanning rrprocess.
DIF: rrApplication rrREF: rrp. rr493
5. rrThe rrlength rrof rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered
rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrbased rron rrthe:
a. rrlast rrfour rrnumbers rrof rrthe rrcandidate's rrsocial rrsecurity rrnumber.
b. rrlocation rrof rrtesting.
c. rrcandidate's rreducational rrpreparation.
d. rrperformance rrof rrthe rrcandidate. rr- rrAnswer rrD
The rrlength rrof rrthe rrexamination rris rrbased rron rrthe rrability rrof rrcandidates rrto rrprovide
rr95% rrconfidence rrthat rrthey rrare rrsafe rrpractitioners rrand rrhave rracquired rra rrminimal
rrlevel rrof rrknowledge rrabout rrthe rrnursing rrprocess. rrThe rrlength rrof rrthe rrexamination
rrranges rrfrom rr75 rrto rr265 rrquestions, rrand rrit rrtakes rrup rrto rr6 rrhours rrto rrcomplete.
DIF: rrApplication rrREF: rrpp. rr487-488
6. rrThe rrprimary rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor
rrRegistered rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrto:
a. rrensure rrthat rrpractitioners rrhave rrthe rrminimum rrskills rrand rrknowledge rrneeded rrto
rrprovide rrcare rrthat rrwill rrproduce rrthe rrbest rrpatient rrcare rroutcomes.
b. rrregulate rrnursing rreducation.
c. rrdetermine rrthe rrmandatory rreducational rrlevel rrrequired rrfor rrnurses rrto rrpractice.
d. rraccredit rrschools rrof rrnursing. rr- rrAnswer rrA
The rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination rris rrtwofold: rr(1) rrto rrsafeguard rrthe
rrpublic rrfrom rrunsafe rrpractitioners rrand rr(2) rrto rrdetermine rrwhether rrcandidates rrcan
rrperform rrentry rrlevel rrskills.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrp. rr487
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. rrGraduates rrfrom rrapproved rrschools rrof rrnursing rrcannot rrsign rrtheir rrcharting rras
rrregistered rrnurses rr(RNs) rruntil rrthey:
a. rrpass rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered rrNurses
rr(NCLEX-RN®).
b. rrprovide rrevidence rrof rrmental rrcompetency.
c. rrsupply rrwritten rrproof rrof rrphysical rrfitness.
d. rrhave rrsigned rran rremployment rrcontract rrwith rra rrhealth rrcare rrfacility. rr- rrAnswer rrA
A rrcompulsory rrlicense rrrequirement rrmust rrbe rrmet rrto rrlegally rrpractice rror rrwork rras
rra rrregistered rrnurse rrin rrany rrstate rror rrU.S. rrterritory. rrLicenses rrare rrgranted rronly
rrafter rran rrapplicant rrhas rrsuccessfully rrpassed rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrp. rr486
2. rrWhich rrstatement rrconcerning rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor
rrRegistered rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrcorrect?
a. rrGraduates rrfrom rrall rrthree rrtypes rrof rrnursing rrprograms rr(diploma, rrassociate
rrdegree, rrand rrbaccalaureate rrdegree) rrtake rrthe rrsame rrexamination.
b. rrThe rrexamination rris rrscored rron rran rrinterval rrscale rrrather rrthan rron rra rrpass-fail
rrbasis.
c. rrThe rrexamination rris rroffered rrtwice rra rryear rrin rrmajor rrurban rrareas.
d. rrThe rrcandidate rrhas rrthe rroption rrof rrchoosing rra rrpencil-and-paper rrformat. rr-
rrAnswer rrA
The rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination rris rrto rrdetermine rrsafe rrpractice rrand
rrthe rrability rrof rrcandidates rrto rrperform rrat rrthe rrentry rrlevel. rrCandidates rrfrom rrall
rrthree rrtypes rrof rrnursing rrprograms rrmust rrdemonstrate rrthe rrsame rrcompetencies.
DIF: rrKnowledge rrREF: rrp. rr487
3. rrComputerized rradaptive rrtesting rrimplies rrthat:
a. rrthe rrcandidate rrmust rrbe rrcomputer rrliterate.
b. rrcompetency rris rrdetermined rron rrthe rrbasis rrof rrdifficulty rrof rrquestions, rrknowledge
rrof rrthe rrnursing rrprocess, rrand rrthe rrnumber rrof rrquestions rranswered rrcorrectly.
c. rrtesting rrfacilities rrhave rrbeen rradapted rrfor rrthe rrphysically rrchallenged rrcandidate.
d. rrquestions rrcannot rrbe rradapted rrto rrthe rrneeds rrof rrthe rrstudent. rr- rrAnswer rrB
, Computerized rradaptive rrtesting rris rrbased rron rrthe rrmeasurement rrtheory, rrby rrwhich
rrthe rrcandidate rrmust rrprove rrwith rra rrscore rrof rr95% rrthat rrhe rror rrshe rris rrsafe rrand
rrknowledgeable rrat rrentry rrinto rrthe rrpractice rrlevel.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrpp. rr487-488
4. rrOn rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered rrNurses
rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination, rrwhen rrthe rrcandidate rris rrasked rrto rrset rrgoals rrin
rrcollaboration rrwith rrother rrmembers rrof rrthe rrhealth rrcare rrteam, rrthe rrnurse rris rrbeing
rrtested rrin rrthe rrarea rrof:
a. rrassessment.
b. rrplanning.
c. rranalysis.
d. rrimplementation. rr- rrAnswer rrB
Setting rrgoals rris rrone rrof rrthe rrfirst rrsteps rrin rrthe rrplanning rrprocess.
DIF: rrApplication rrREF: rrp. rr493
5. rrThe rrlength rrof rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor rrRegistered
rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrbased rron rrthe:
a. rrlast rrfour rrnumbers rrof rrthe rrcandidate's rrsocial rrsecurity rrnumber.
b. rrlocation rrof rrtesting.
c. rrcandidate's rreducational rrpreparation.
d. rrperformance rrof rrthe rrcandidate. rr- rrAnswer rrD
The rrlength rrof rrthe rrexamination rris rrbased rron rrthe rrability rrof rrcandidates rrto rrprovide
rr95% rrconfidence rrthat rrthey rrare rrsafe rrpractitioners rrand rrhave rracquired rra rrminimal
rrlevel rrof rrknowledge rrabout rrthe rrnursing rrprocess. rrThe rrlength rrof rrthe rrexamination
rrranges rrfrom rr75 rrto rr265 rrquestions, rrand rrit rrtakes rrup rrto rr6 rrhours rrto rrcomplete.
DIF: rrApplication rrREF: rrpp. rr487-488
6. rrThe rrprimary rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNational rrCouncil rrLicensure rrExamination rrfor
rrRegistered rrNurses rr(NCLEX-RN) rrexamination rris rrto:
a. rrensure rrthat rrpractitioners rrhave rrthe rrminimum rrskills rrand rrknowledge rrneeded rrto
rrprovide rrcare rrthat rrwill rrproduce rrthe rrbest rrpatient rrcare rroutcomes.
b. rrregulate rrnursing rreducation.
c. rrdetermine rrthe rrmandatory rreducational rrlevel rrrequired rrfor rrnurses rrto rrpractice.
d. rraccredit rrschools rrof rrnursing. rr- rrAnswer rrA
The rrpurpose rrof rrthe rrNCLEX-RN rrexamination rris rrtwofold: rr(1) rrto rrsafeguard rrthe
rrpublic rrfrom rrunsafe rrpractitioners rrand rr(2) rrto rrdetermine rrwhether rrcandidates rrcan
rrperform rrentry rrlevel rrskills.
DIF: rrComprehension rrREF: rrp. rr487
