TABLE OF CONTENTSContact Information ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1
About NCLEX .................................................................................................................................................................................. 2Program Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
Registering for the Exam ............................................................................................................................................................... 3Registration Process Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................3Test Fees and Policies ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................3How to Register for the NCLEX ...........................................................................................................................................................................................4
Internet Registration .....................................................................................................................................................................................................4Telephone Registration ................................................................................................................................................................................................4Third-Party Payment .....................................................................................................................................................................................................4Testing Accommodations ............................................................................................................................................................................................4
Scheduling Your Exam .................................................................................................................................................................... 5Authorization to Test (ATT) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................5Your Exam Appointment .......................................................................................................................................................................................................5Domestic Scheduling ............................................................................................................................................................................................................5International Scheduling ......................................................................................................................................................................................................6Definitions of Domestic and International Test Centers .................................................................................................................................................6Changing your Appointment ................................................................................................................................................................................................6
What to Bring to the Test Site ........................................................................................................................................................ 7Personal Identification Requirements ...............................................................................................................................................................................7Identification from a U.S. Sanctioned (Embargoed) Country .........................................................................................................................................7
Test Site Rules and Regulations .............................................................................................................................................. 810NCLEX Examination Candidate Rules .......................................................................................................................................................................... 810Grounds for Dismissal ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................8Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................8Test Security ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................8Invalid Results ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
The Day of the Exam .................................................................................................................................................................... 11Check-In Process ................................................................................................................................................................................................................11Breaks ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11Technical issues ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................12Testing Environment ............................................................................................................................................................................................................12When the Exam is Finished ................................................................................................................................................................................................12Results Reporting ................................................................................................................................................................................................................12Candidate Performance Report ........................................................................................................................................................................................12Retake Policy ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................13Submitting Comments and Further Questions ................................................................................................................................................................13
NCLEX Content, Test Development and Test Plans .................................................................................................................... 13Exam Content .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................13Developing the NCLEX ........................................................................................................................................................................................................13Definitions .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................13NCLEX Test Plans and Detailed Test Plans .....................................................................................................................................................................14Client Needs Categories Covered on the NCLEX Examinations ..................................................................................................................................14
NCLEX Psychometrics .................................................................................................................................................................. 14Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) ..............................................................................................................................................................................14Pretest Items ............................................................
