- Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care; Safety and Infection Control
- Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Psychosocial Integrity
- Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort; Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies; Reduction of Risk Potential; Physiological Adaptation
Management of Care and Pharmacological Therapies are among the most heavily weighted areas. Check NCSBN’s current test plan for exact percentages.
USA NCLEX Exam: Quick Facts
- Developed by
- NCSBN (licenses issued by state boards of nursing)
- Versions
- NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN
- Questions
- 85–150 (computer adaptive)
- Time limit
- 5 hours, including breaks
- Case studies
- Next Generation NCLEX clinical judgment items
- Test centers
- Pearson VUE
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