 About the NCLEX
The NCLEX-RN® (the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses) is a certification exam measuring the competencies needed to perform safely and effectively as a licensed, registered nurse. Every state requires passage of the NCLEX-RN® exam in order to obtain a license to practice as a registered nurse.
Quick NCLEX Facts
- Whereas nursing school exams are knowledge-based, the NCLEX exam is an application-based test, challenging examinees to make critically thought-out nursing judgments.
- The NCLEX-RN® exam is divided into four major categories and eight subcategories. All of the questions on the exam require the examinee to integrate relevant nursing content derived from medical, surgical, pediatric, psychiatric, and obstetric material.
- While the questions on the NCLEX-RN® exam are primarily multiple-choice (with four possible answer choices), there are also multiple-response, fill-in-the-blank, hot spots, chart/exhibit, and drag-and-drop questions.
- The exam is a computer adaptive test (CAT), a testing format that interactively designs each question based on the accuracy of the examinee’s responses to the previous question(s).
The NCLEX-RN® is graded on a pass/fail scale. A determination will be made at the conclusion of the exam about whether you have passed or failed, and you will be officially notified by your individual state board of nursing approximately 2 – 4 weeks after your test date.
If you fail, you are permitted to retest 45 days after the initial administration.
Passing the NCLEX-RN® Exam has Become More Difficult
In response to modifications of U.S. standards for entry-level RNs, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) recently raised the passing score for the NCLEX-RN® examination. The higher standard took effect April 1st, 2007.
This change has had little to no affect on our students. Med School Tutors continues to watch even our most nervous students achieve extraordinary NCLEX results. Whether you are a first-time taker, or are attempting to make up for an early false start, there is a Med School Tutors instructor perfectly suited to help you excel.
Our Approach to NCLEX Tutoring
Med School Tutors’ supremely effective tutors offer comprehensive NCLEX-RN® Exam preparation, uniquely tailored to your particular style of learning and personal difficulties. We also understand that for many aspiring nurses, the most difficult part of the exam is the ambiguous nature of the exam questions. This is why our tutors focus on teaching you the critical reasoning skills necessary to choose the best answer for each question.
To ensure your success, our NCLEX strategy includes:
- An introductory real NCLEX diagnostic test
- A thorough assessment of your academic nursing knowledge as well as of your strengths, weaknesses, learning style, and testing needs
- A customized tutoring plan that incorporates an in-depth review of all nursing subject material and the instilling of invaluable test-taking skills and strategies
- Exclusive access to our private NCLEX study materials which outline and explain the material most commonly tested on the exam
- Practice, practice, practice…weekly assignments and regular practice tests to familiarize you with the NCLEX material, format, and style
- Untiring step-by-step guidance, encouragement, and support.
Our NCLEX Tutors
All Med School Tutors NCLEX instructors are pursuing advanced nursing graduate degrees at Columbia University or NYU nursing schools and are experts in scientific and nursing concepts. (Some are already Acute Care Nurse Practitioners.) In a uniquely personable and dynamic fashion, your Med School Tutors instructor will teach you, not only the medical-scientific content of the test, but also the critical reasoning skills needed to eliminate partially correct choices and select the best answer.
Further Information
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