NCLEX-PN

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The NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure EXamination-Practical Nurse) is a computer-adaptive test of entry-level nursing competence. Passing the exam is required of candidates for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) by all US state and territorial Boards of Nursing.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) develops and administers the examination.

[edit] Exam content

The majority of test items are written at the application or higher levels of cognition but the exam may include items at all of the cognitive levels.

The exam's content is based on client needs:

Safe Effective Care Environment
- Coordinated Care
- Safety and Infection Control
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Psychosocial Integrity
Physiological Integrity
- Basic Care and Comfort
- Pharmacological Therapies
- Reduction of Risk Potential
- Physiological Adaptation