NCLEX-RN

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The NCLEX-RN is a standardized national licensure examination that assesses whether a candidate is prepared for entry-level registered nurse practice in the United States and Canada.

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instanceOf nursing licensure examination
standardized licensure examination
abbreviation NCLEX-RN
administeredBy National Council of State Boards of Nursing
administeredIn Canada
United States
contentArea health promotion and maintenance
physiological integrity
psychosocial integrity
safe and effective care environment
countryScope North America
deliveryMode computer-based
eligibilityRequirement authorization to test from a nursing regulatory body
completion of an approved registered nursing education program
examLevel entry-level
field nursing
focus entry-level nursing judgment
entry-level nursing knowledge
entry-level nursing skills
fullName National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
linked to: NCLEX-RN
governingBody National Council of State Boards of Nursing
language English
measures minimum competency for safe and effective nursing care
passFailBasis pass or fail
professionalDomain healthcare
purpose assess readiness for entry-level registered nurse practice
questionType audio item
exhibit-based
fill-in-the-blank calculation
graphic option
hot spot
multiple-choice
multiple-response
ordered response
regulatesEntryTo registered nurse profession
relatedExam NCLEX-PN
requiredFor registered nurse licensure in Canada
registered nurse licensure in the United States
scoreReportingTo nursing regulatory bodies
subContentArea basic care and comfort
pharmacological and parenteral therapies
physiological adaptation
reduction of risk potential
targetCandidate entry-level registered nurse candidates
nursing school graduates
testCenterProvider Pearson VUE
testFormat computerized adaptive testing
usedBy Canadian provincial and territorial nursing regulators
U.S. state boards of nursing

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Kaplan, Inc. offersPreparationForExam NCLEX
linked to: NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN fullName National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses
linked to: NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN abbreviation NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-PN relatedExam NCLEX-RN