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NCLEX-What YOU Need To Know L Andrews NURS 2221 Licensure Exam Purpose Legal requirement Test Plan Criterion-referenced Norm-referenced Computer adaptive test Components client needs level of cognitive ability integrated concepts and processes Client Health Needs
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NCLEX-What YOU Need To Know L Andrews NURS 2221
Licensure Exam • Purpose • Legal requirement
Test Plan • Criterion-referenced • Norm-referenced • Computer adaptive test • Components • client needs • level of cognitive ability • integrated concepts and processes
Client Health Needs • Safe, effective care environment • Physiologic needs • Psychosocial needs • Health promotion and maintenance
Safe and Effective • Overt safety issues • restraints • medication administration • dosage calculation • isolation • special safety needs • Conducive to therapeutic care • 13-24% of questions
Physiologic • 50-55% of questions • adult med surg, pediatrics, gerontology • common diseases • diabetes, cv disorders,neuro, renal • growth-dev, congenital, child abuse, burn, fractures • Pharmacology • Reduction of risk
Psychologic • 10-12% • psychiatric client • coping • anxiety disorders, etc. • therapeutic communication
Health Promotion • 15% • maternal-child • labor-delivery, newborn, prenatal • STDs • teaching, counseling
Levels of Cognitive Ability • Knowledge-comprehension - 15% • Application-analysis • Synthesis-judgment-evaluation • 85% at level 2 and 3
Integrated Concepts and Processes • Nursing process • Caring • Therapeutic communication • Cultural awareness • Documentation • Self-care • Teaching-learning
Exam Format • Stand alone questions • four answers • 75-265 questions • 5 hour time limit • Sylvan Learning centers • pass/fail • results in 7-10 days
Study Strategies • YOU MUST STUDY • Reviews courses • ERI review is free, at ORU in May • Review ERI reports • Review ERI PreRN • Review books • Group study • Individual study
Strategies • Review written strategies in book • Review video-tape in library • Retake the CAI • Use the CAI after graduation • If you don’t pass, use the CAI again