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Next Generation NCLEX 2023: What Nursing Students Need to Know for Taking the New NCLEX

March 14, 2023 By Justine Buick Leave a Comment

Did you hear that the NCLEX is changing a bit on April 1, 2023? Here’s a list of the important stuff Nursing Students need to know for taking the Next Generation NGN NCLEX exam in 2023.

The Basics

  • The new NCLEX exam is composed of the current test item types and new test item types
  • The new types of test questions are called NGN items
  • The test will be from 85-150 questions and there will be 15 pilot questions that don’t count for your score in the first 85 questions
  • You have 5 hours to complete the test which includes any time used for breaks
  • Anyone that takes the test April 1, 2023 or later will be taking the NGN NCLEX

Types of Questions

  • There are 2 new types of NGN items/questions:
    • 1) Unfolding case study (NGN case study) with 1 client and 6 questions
    • 2) Stand-alone item with 1 client and 1 question
    • Both types present a clinical scenario and include part of a medical record
  • There will be 3 unfolding case studies on the NGN NCLEX with a total of 18 questions
  • There will be between 7-14 stand alone items on the the NGN NCLEX (~10% of the test)
  • The rest of the questions will be the traditional NCLEX item questions where there is just one answer for a multiple choice question, traditional SATA, or an alternate format question
    • Less than 5% of the NCLEX exam is alternate format
  • Partial credit for any SATA or NGN item
  • Normal lab values will be provided when appropriate

Passing Standard

  • The passing standard will not change
  • The passing standard is 0.00 logits for RN and it has been the same since 2014!

Nursing Content

  • The nursing content you have already learned is the same content you will get tested on (assuming you graduated recently or used an updated resource)
  • The distribution of content did change a little bit, with more emphasis on safety and infection control and less emphasis on management of care

Where to practice NGN items

  • Uworld: https://nursing.uworld.com/nclex-rn/
    • 70 6-question case studies (420 individual items in case studies)
    • 69 NGN style stand alone questions
    • as of March 11, 2023 they are still working on adding case studies to their 2 readiness exams
  • Saunders NGN: https://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Student-Success-Generation-NCLEX%C2%AE/dp/0323872298/ref=sr_1_3?crid=21KQFWV122GQZ&keywords=saunders+ngn&qid=1678739447&sprefix=saunders+ngn%2Caps%2C273&sr=8-3
    • 35 6-question case studies (210 individual items in case studies)
    • 74 NGN stand alone questions
  • Kaplan: https://www.kaptest.com/nclex
    • As of March 11, 2023 does NOT have NGN items yet. To be available end of March 2023
  • Nursing Mastery app: https://nclexmastery.com/nursing/nclex-rn-mastery
    • 12 6-question case studies (72 individual items in case studies)
    • 104 NGN style stand alone questions

Do you know of a good resource for practicing NGN items? Let me know by sending a message to justine@thenclextutor.com or post a comment below.

Example of the new Next Generation NCLEX exam from NCSBN (PN and RN, English and French)

  • https://ncsbn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dDCtk2JFOKpjCu

Resources used for this blog post

https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/Table_of_Pass_Rates_2013.pdf

https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/Table_of_Pass_Rates_2014.pdf

https://nclex.com/passing-standard.page

https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/2023_RN_Test%20Plan_English_FINAL.pdf

https://ncsbn.az1.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsControlPanel/File.php?F=F_bpBwY7Is4EoRiWa

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