THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION TRENDS CHAPTER 28
STUDY GUIDE EXAM
1. Although the NCLEX-RN examination has new formats
for questions, what is the most common format?
a. Fill-in-the-blank item because candidates are not
provided with clues from distracters.
b. Multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates
to select the one correct answer.
c. Multiple-response item because these questions require
a higher level of critical thinking.d. Hot-spot item because
these questions are written at the application level of
Bloom's analysis.
b. Multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates to
select the one correct answer.
Rationale: Most NCLEX-RN examination questions have three
distracters and one correct answer, but the examination allows
all four levels of Bloom‘s taxonomy to be tested.
2. When may the graduates from approved schools of
nursing sign their charting as registered nurses (RNs)?
a. After passing the National Council Licensure
,Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)
b. When the State Board has been provided with evidence
of mental competency
c. After supplying written proof of physical fitness to their
employer
d. When they have signed an employment contract with a
health care facility
a. After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)
Rationale: A compulsory license requirement must be met to
legally practice or work as a registered nurse in any state or
U.S. territory. Licenses are granted only after an applicant has
successfully passed the NCLEX-RN examination. None of the
other options provide that legal proof.
3. What does the phrase computerize nursing focused
adaptive testing imply?
a. The candidate must be computer literate.
b. Competency is determined based on the difficulty of
questions, knowledge of the nursing process, and the
number of questions answered correctly.
c. That the testing facilities have been adapted so the
, physically challenged candidate
has easy access.
d. That the questions cannot be adapted to the individual
needs of the student.
b. Competency is determined based on the difficulty of
questions, knowledge of the the nursing process, and the
number of questions answered correctly.
Rationale: Computerized adaptive testing is based on the
measurement theory, by which the candidate must prove with a
score of 95% that he or she is safe and knowledgeable at entry
into the practice level. None of the other options present
accurate information about this form of testing.
4. On the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination, when the
candidate is asked to set goals in collaboration with other
members of the health care team, the nurse is being tested
on what area of nursing practice?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Analysis
d. Implementation
b. Planning
STUDY GUIDE EXAM
1. Although the NCLEX-RN examination has new formats
for questions, what is the most common format?
a. Fill-in-the-blank item because candidates are not
provided with clues from distracters.
b. Multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates
to select the one correct answer.
c. Multiple-response item because these questions require
a higher level of critical thinking.d. Hot-spot item because
these questions are written at the application level of
Bloom's analysis.
b. Multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates to
select the one correct answer.
Rationale: Most NCLEX-RN examination questions have three
distracters and one correct answer, but the examination allows
all four levels of Bloom‘s taxonomy to be tested.
2. When may the graduates from approved schools of
nursing sign their charting as registered nurses (RNs)?
a. After passing the National Council Licensure
,Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)
b. When the State Board has been provided with evidence
of mental competency
c. After supplying written proof of physical fitness to their
employer
d. When they have signed an employment contract with a
health care facility
a. After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)
Rationale: A compulsory license requirement must be met to
legally practice or work as a registered nurse in any state or
U.S. territory. Licenses are granted only after an applicant has
successfully passed the NCLEX-RN examination. None of the
other options provide that legal proof.
3. What does the phrase computerize nursing focused
adaptive testing imply?
a. The candidate must be computer literate.
b. Competency is determined based on the difficulty of
questions, knowledge of the nursing process, and the
number of questions answered correctly.
c. That the testing facilities have been adapted so the
, physically challenged candidate
has easy access.
d. That the questions cannot be adapted to the individual
needs of the student.
b. Competency is determined based on the difficulty of
questions, knowledge of the the nursing process, and the
number of questions answered correctly.
Rationale: Computerized adaptive testing is based on the
measurement theory, by which the candidate must prove with a
score of 95% that he or she is safe and knowledgeable at entry
into the practice level. None of the other options present
accurate information about this form of testing.
4. On the National Council Licensure Examination for
Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination, when the
candidate is asked to set goals in collaboration with other
members of the health care team, the nurse is being tested
on what area of nursing practice?
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Analysis
d. Implementation
b. Planning
