What type of questions are on the NCLEX-RN?

mindaay · Mar 21, 2010

I took the boards in February and was pleasantly surprised by the difficulty of questions.. for the most part. I studied with the Kaplan qbank tests and I felt like a lot of those questions were completely random and irrelevant. While there were a few questions on NCLEX that I just had to click and move on (specifically pharm) I thought my questions were very fair. I passed in 75, so it was a nice relief when the screen went blue :)

I would say that about 75% of my questions were straight up med/surg. Barely any peds, ob, psych etc.. It could be COMPLETELY different for you though! One thing that I was a little concerned with was the amount of "select all that apply" I got. I've heard that from a few people in my class so I would definitely recommend practicing the non conventional type questions. I found a book in Barnes and Noble that only had those types and really liked it. Sorry, forgot the name!

Hope this helps, and good luck!

nurseO9 · Mar 21, 2010

THANK YOU!!!!!:)

allnurses Guide · Mar 21, 2010

There is no particular type of question, if you mean certain topics. As you should know by now if you're preparing to take it, the NCLEX exam is a computer-adaptive test. Meaning the areas you should focus on are the ones you are weakest in. When you get tested on that area, you want to be at least at passing standard.