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Tracks to NCLEX Preparation
Faculty Manual
Comparison of Standardized Testing Programs &
NCLEX Preparation
NLN
Kaplan
HESI
Kaplan
Christine Salvucci
Capstone Project
March 2012
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This manual serves as a guide for nurse educators to compare and
contrast four standardized testing and NCLEX-RN preparation programs. Links are
provided in each chapter to allow faculty to view the products offered through these
vendors. Each chapter is broken into categories of basic information, entrance
assessment, proctored assessments, remediation, practice tests, case studies,
question banks, NCLEX-RN preparation and cost to allow faculty to navigate to the
area of interest. This manual is meant to serve as a time saver, in that faculty can
do a comparison of four of the common products on the market for nursing
standardized testing and NCLEX-RN preparation products. This manual will be
especially helpful when deciding which standardized testing program and NCLEX-RN
program would best meet the needs of a nursing program. A matrix is found on
pages three to eight which is outlines each programs main features.
A special thank you, to my mentor Dr. Roxanne Mihal faculty at Regis
College, and my daughter Amanda Salvucci for the final editing of this manual.
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Table of Contents
Matrix
Graph comparison four programs 5-9
Chapter 1 National League of Nursing
Basic Information 10
Entrance Assessment & Proctored Assessments 11
Exam Remediation & Practice Tests 12
Case Studies & Question Bank 12
NCLEX Preparation 13
Cost 14
Chapter 2 Kaplan
Basic Information 15
Entrance Assessment 16
Proctored Assessments 17
Exam Remediation, Practice Tests & Case Studies 18
Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 19
Cost 20
Chapter 3 HESI
Basic Information 21
Entrance Assessment & Proctored Assessments 22-23
Case Studies, Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 25
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Cost 26
Chapter 4 ATI
Basic Information 27
Entrance Assessment 28
Proctored Assessments 29
Exam Remediation & Practice Tests 30
Case Studies, Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 31
Cost 32
NLN Kaplan HESI ATI
Follows NCLEX Mapped to the Mapped to the Mapped to the Mapped to the
Test Plan NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test
Tracks to NCLEX Preparation
Faculty Manual
Comparison of Standardized Testing Programs &
NCLEX Preparation
NLN
Kaplan
HESI
Kaplan
Christine Salvucci
Capstone Project
March 2012
, 2
This manual serves as a guide for nurse educators to compare and
contrast four standardized testing and NCLEX-RN preparation programs. Links are
provided in each chapter to allow faculty to view the products offered through these
vendors. Each chapter is broken into categories of basic information, entrance
assessment, proctored assessments, remediation, practice tests, case studies,
question banks, NCLEX-RN preparation and cost to allow faculty to navigate to the
area of interest. This manual is meant to serve as a time saver, in that faculty can
do a comparison of four of the common products on the market for nursing
standardized testing and NCLEX-RN preparation products. This manual will be
especially helpful when deciding which standardized testing program and NCLEX-RN
program would best meet the needs of a nursing program. A matrix is found on
pages three to eight which is outlines each programs main features.
A special thank you, to my mentor Dr. Roxanne Mihal faculty at Regis
College, and my daughter Amanda Salvucci for the final editing of this manual.
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Table of Contents
Matrix
Graph comparison four programs 5-9
Chapter 1 National League of Nursing
Basic Information 10
Entrance Assessment & Proctored Assessments 11
Exam Remediation & Practice Tests 12
Case Studies & Question Bank 12
NCLEX Preparation 13
Cost 14
Chapter 2 Kaplan
Basic Information 15
Entrance Assessment 16
Proctored Assessments 17
Exam Remediation, Practice Tests & Case Studies 18
Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 19
Cost 20
Chapter 3 HESI
Basic Information 21
Entrance Assessment & Proctored Assessments 22-23
Case Studies, Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 25
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Cost 26
Chapter 4 ATI
Basic Information 27
Entrance Assessment 28
Proctored Assessments 29
Exam Remediation & Practice Tests 30
Case Studies, Question Bank & NCLEX Preparation 31
Cost 32
NLN Kaplan HESI ATI
Follows NCLEX Mapped to the Mapped to the Mapped to the Mapped to the
Test Plan NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test NCLEX-RN test
