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In order to become certified as a practical or vocational nurse, individuals must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses. This exam has been developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to ensure that standards for professional practice are the same in every jurisdiction.

Here are a couple of NCLEX-PN test preparation resources:

NCLEX-PN Study Guide
NCLEX-PN Flashcards

The NCLEX-PN exam is divided into the following Client Needs content categories and subcategories: Safe and Effective Care Environment, which is composed of Coordinated Care (11-17% of exam) and Safety and Infection Control (8-14%); Health Promotion and Maintenance (7-13%); Psychosocial Integrity (8-14%); and Physiological Integrity, which is composed of Basic Care and Comfort (11-17%), Pharmacological Therapies (9-15%), Reduction of Risk Potential (10-16%),and Physiological Adaptation (12-18%). The following subjects, known as Integrated Processes, are essential to all of the Client Needs categories: Clinical Problem-solving Process, Caring, Communication and Documentation, and Teaching and Learning.

The NCLEX-PN exam is administered through an interactive process called Computer Adaptive Testing: as questions are answered, the computer selects the subsequent questions that will give the most accurate gauge of the candidate. The computer will continue to pose questions until it has settled upon a grade of pass or fail. The exam will contain 85 questions at the least, and 205 at the most, and cannot last any longer than five hours. Although most of the items will be multiple-choice questions with four options, there may also be fill-in-the-blank, hotspot questions, or multiple-choice questions that ask the candidate to select more than one right answer. Many of the questions on the exam may require the candidate to read and interpret charts, tables, or pictures.

Unofficial exam scores will be available two business days after the exam date in some jurisdictions; official results will be delivered by the licensing agency in the candidate’s jurisdiction. The NCLEX-PN exam is administered at Pearson Professional Centers around the United States; prospective test-takers should visit the NCSBN website.

Last update: 07-09-2008 07:23

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