NCLEX-RN
In order for a Nurse to qualify to work in the United States as a Health Care professional, she needs to clear the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination. This examination can only be taken in the United States, or in a US territory, and is normally taken within 60 days of one's entry into the United States. The objective of this examination is to determine the preparedness as well as competence of a

 

Nurse to begin practice as an entry-level nurse in a US hospital.

It is significantly different from any test that one may have taken in a nursing school. Nursing school exams are knowledge-based. The NCLEX, however, is application-based. One will be tested on how one can use critical thinking skills to make nursing judgments.

The NCLEX is organized according to the framework, "Meeting Client Needs." There are four major categories and ten sub-categories. All of the questions on the exam involve integrated nursing content. Many nursing programmes are based on the medical model where students take separate medical, surgical, paediatric, psychiatric, and obstetric classes. However on the NCLEX, all content is integrated.

The NCLEX Examination

The NCLEX Examination is a computerized adaptive test for licensure examinations nationwide. Under the guidance of its membership, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. has developed two licensure examinations, the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN. These two examinations are used by Boards of Nursing to test the entry-level nursing competence of candidates for licensure as Registered Nurses and as Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses.

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.

The purpose of the National Council is to provide an organisation through which Boards of Nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concerns affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing. The major functions include developing the NCLEX-RN examinations, performing policy analysis and promoting uniformity in relationship to the regulation of nursing practice, disseminating data related to the licensure of nurses, conducting pertinent research and serving as a forum for information exchange for members.

For more information on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. and the NCLEX Examination, please visit www.ncsbn.org.

Chemmanur Academy arranges free NCLEX training to qualified Nurses who have signed the Recruitment Agreement through Chemmanur Academy.