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ADRINCLEXPN.COM® NCLEX–PN® TEST PLAN

A. CATEGORIES

1. Client Needs
a.	Safe & Effective Care Environment, Coordinated Care
b.	Safe & Effective Care Environment, Safety & Infectious Control
c.	Health Promotion & Maintenance
d.	Psychosocial Integrity
e.	Physiological Integrity, Basic Care & Comfort
f.	Physiological Integrity, Pharmacological Therapies
g.	Physiological Integrity, Reduction of Risk Potential
h.	Physiological Integrity, Physiological Adaptation

2. Integrated Process
a.	Clinical problem - solving process
b.	Caring
c.	Communication & Documentation
d.	Teaching and Learning

3. Concepts
a.	Fundamentals in Nursing, Basic Concepts
b.	Fundamentals in Nursing, Pharmacology
c.	Fundamentals in Nursing, Legal Aspects in Nursing
d.	Fundamentals in Nursing, Concepts of Management and Delegations
e.	Maternal & Child Nursing
f.	Pediatric Nursing
g.	Psychiatric Nursing
h.	Medical Surgical Nursing, NeuroSensory
i.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Endocrine
j.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Cardiovascular
k.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Respiratory
l.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Metabolism & Gastro Intestinal
m.	Medical Surgical Nursing, GenitoUrinary
n.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Immunological & Neoplastic
o.	Medical Surgical Nursing, Musculoskeletal & Integumentary

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B. TEST PERCENTAGE

Client Needs	Item Percentage
Safe & Effective Care Environment, Coordinated Care	12 – 18%
Safe & Effective Care Environment, Safety & Infectious Control	8 – 14%
Health Promotion & Maintenance	7 – 13%
Psychosocial Integrity	8 – 14%
Physiological Integrity, Basic Care & Comfort	11 – 17%
Physiological Integrity, Pharmacological Therapies	9 -15%
Physiological Integrity, Reduction of Risk Potential	10 – 16%
Physiological Integrity, Physiological Adaptation	11 – 17%

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C. EXAMINATION TYPES

1. Pre Diagnostic Exam
a.	Consists of 205 items test
b.	Allotted five hour period with 1 hour break
c.	Graph evaluation
d.	Rationale, answer keys, scores, graph can be viewed after the test

2. Simulation Exam
a.	Patterned on the actual NCLEX® examination
b.	Combination of all categories
c.	Consists of 205 items test
d.	Allotted five hour period with 1 hour break
e.	Graph evaluation
f.	Rationale, answer keys, scores, graph can be viewed after the test
g.	Auto shutdown on question # 85 on the following condition: You passed on the exam, if your score is 75% & up You failed on the exam, if your score is 50% & below Exam will continue and will shutdown until your score is 75% up or 50% below.

3. Practice Test
a.	Consists of 75 items test
b.	Combination of all categories
c.	Graph evaluation
d.	Rationale, answer keys, scores, graph can be viewed after the test
e.	No time limit

4. Quiz/Self Assessment Exam
a.	Nurses can set the number of items on the concepts
b.	Questions are from the same concept
c.	Consists of 75 items test
d.	Combination of all categories
e.	Graph evaluation
f.	Rationale, answer keys, scores, graph can be viewed after the test
g.	Allotted 1 hour & 30 mins. period

5. Predictor Exam
a.	Same as simulation, this will detect if you're ready to take on the actual NCLEX® Exam
b.	Patterned on the actual NCLEX® examination
c.	This exam will enable when you already finished taking at least 1 simulation, quiz, pre-diagnostic exam
d.	Combination of all categories
e.	Consists of 205 items test
f.	Allotted five hour period with 1 hour break
g.	Graph evaluation
h.	Rationale, answer keys, scores, graph can be viewed after the test
i.	Auto shutdown on question # 85 on the following condition: You passed on the exam, if your score is 75% & up You failed on the exam, if your score is 50% & below Exam will continue and will shutdown until your score is 75% up or 50% below.