NCLEX Exam Preparation Resources | Geeky Medics

The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is the exam you take to qualify as a nurse in the US and Canada.

If you are preparing for the NCLEX-RN, it helps to base your revision on the official test plan, which sets out the exam content, clinical judgement case studies and how the exam is administered. The 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan is effective from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.

The NCLEX programme includes two exams:

• NCLEX-RN: for registered nurses
• NCLEX-PN: for practical or vocational nurses

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Note: our resources are not written specifically for the NCLEX. They are best used to strengthen core clinical understanding and applied reasoning (e.g. interpreting blood results, ECGs, ABGs and imaging) alongside an NCLEX-specific question bank for exam style practice and US nursing scope.

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About the NCLEX-RN

Exam format (computerised adaptive testing)

The NCLEX-RN uses computerised adaptive testing (CAT), meaning the exam adapts as you answer questions.

All candidates answer a minimum of 85 items and a maximum of 150 items within a total time limit of five hours (this includes all breaks).

Clinical judgement

The clinical judgement case studies assess the following steps:

• Recognise cues
• Analyse cues
• Prioritise hypotheses
• Generate solutions
• Take action
• Evaluate outcomes

These case studies can draw on multiple content areas, because clinical judgement is assessed as an integrated process.

NCLEX-RN test plan content areas

The NCLEX-RN is structured around Client Needs categories. The test plan includes eight content areas (grouped under four higher-level categories), with the following approximate weightings.

Safe and Effective Care Environment:

• Management of Care: 15-21%
• Safety and Infection Prevention and Control: 10-16% 

Health Promotion and Maintenance: 6-12% 

Psychosocial Integrity: 6-12% 

Physiological Integrity:

• Basic Care and Comfort: 6-12%
• Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: 13-19%
• Reduction of Risk Potential: 9-15%
• Physiological Adaptation: 11-17%

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Are your resources designed specifically for the NCLEX?

No. Our resources were originally developed for UK healthcare education. They are best used to strengthen core clinical knowledge and applied reasoning that overlaps with the NCLEX-RN test plan, alongside an NCLEX-specific question bank for exam-style practice and US nursing scope.

What are the prescribing questions?

These cover common prescribing scenarios, originally written for the UK Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA). For NCLEX preparation, they are most useful for practising medication safety and clinical decision-making.