Video: Fundamentals of nursing
In this video I am going to talk about the structure
and concepts about the actual nursing NCLEX RN
exam.
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Taking the NCLEX exam is not like any other exam
you will most likely have written.
Therefore it is important to understand information
the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
gives you to help guide you on how the exam
works.
Make sure you look at their website describing all
of this in detail which will be in the description box
down below.
However in this video I have summarized what I
believe are the key components of their document.
Components of the NCLEX are made up of the
same segments every year.
This diagram summarizes all the various
components of the exam.
This is important as it helps guide you on what to
focus on studying while you are reviewing
concepts.
For example, knowing that the management of care
and pharmacological therapies make up the
highest percentage of the exam, you know to focus
more on studying and remember those contents
The rest of the document mentions various
algorithms that it uses to identify how you are
doing on the test.
This is also important because while you are
writing the test you want to know how the
questions will be asked and how does the test
identify that you are meeting the passing standard.
The most important terms that you should
familiarize yourself with and understand about the
NCLEX exam is:
Computer Adaptive Testing
The 95% Confidence Interval Rule
Maximum-Length Exam
Run-Out-of-Time Rule (R.O.O.T.)
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Computer Adaptive Testing is a method of test
delivery that uses computer technology and
measurement theory.
Each test is unique and is based on the needs of
the test taker.
If the test identifies you are weaker in a section
then it will keep asking you questions on that
section until you meet the threshold of passing for
that section.
Then it will move onto the next section until you
meet the threshold for that section etc.. until you
eventually pass the exam.
* The 95% Confidence Interval Rule
* Basically the rule states that it will test you on
other areas of the exam when it is 95% certain that
you have the knowledge needed to pass that
section.
Essentially what we talked about, it will test you
until it is 95% you will pass that section next time it
asks you a question.
* Run-Out-Of-Time Rule (R.O.O.T)
* If the candidate has not answered the minimum
number of required items, the candidate
automatically fails.
* If at least the minimum number of required items
were answered, the computer looks at the last 60
ability estimates
* If the last 60 ability estimates were consistently
above the passing standard, the candidate passes
* If the candidate’s ability estimate drops below the
passing standard even once over the last 60 items,
the candidate fails.
This does not mean that the candidate must answer
the last 60 items correctly.
Each ability estimate is based upon all previous
items answered.
* This provides emphasis on answering questions
that you TRULY have a good chance at getting
right.
Do not answer if you are completely unsure, make
an educated guess, think of stuff you know that
MIGHT be able to help you answer..
Think of nursing content that you could use to
rationalize picking a correct answer.
This is how each test is so unique and why you
must know all nursing content.
It makes sure that you have no "weak" areas, which
makes sense… Imagine being weak in the cardiac
section and you go into a clinical setting and a
patient of yours has a heart attack..
That would be horrible for you and the patient.
Currently the NCLEX-RN and the NCLEX-PN
examinations can be anywhere from 75 to 145
items.
Regardless of the number of items administered,
the time limit for this examination is five hours.
Breaks during the exam
You will have up to five hours to complete the
NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations; total
examination time includes a short introductory
screen, two pre-programmed optional breaks and
any unscheduled breaks you may take.
• The first optional break is offered after two hours
of testing.
The second optional break is offered after three
and one half hours of testing.
• The computer will automatically tell you when
these scheduled breaks begin.
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https://www.ncsbn.org/
NCLEX_Candidate_Bulletin_2021.pdf