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A compact (multistate) nursing license lets eligible RNs and LPN/LVNs practice across 40+ NLC states on one license. Here is how to qualify under the 11 Uniform Licensure Requirements, apply through your Board of Nursing as a new grad or by upgrading, and protect your privileges when your home state changes.
NCLEX case study questions are unfolding clinical scenarios: clusters of 6 items on one evolving patient, each scored on its own via the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model. Here's the 6-item structure, how partial-credit scoring works, and free NGN practice items with full rationales.
An NCLEX practice test is a timed, full-length simulation of the real exam — NGN case studies and all — and it is not the same as a QBank. Here are the best free options that actually include NGN items, how to simulate test-day conditions, how to read your score by content category, and whether you need the RN or PN version.
Delegation NCLEX questions don't test whether you can give orders — they test whether you know which tasks you can safely hand off. Here are the NCSBN Five Rights of Delegation, the RN/LPN/UAP scope-of-practice rules, the tasks that can never be delegated, and NGN practice sets with rationales.
You can take the NCLEX up to 8 times per calendar year with a mandatory 45-day wait between attempts, and there is no national lifetime cap — but your state Board of Nursing may impose stricter limits. Here are the 2026 retake rules, the step-by-step retake process, what it costs, and what to do differently next time.
The first-time, U.S.-educated NCLEX-RN pass rate is 86.7% (2025 NCSBN data), but the all-candidate rate is 69.1% and repeat testers pass at just 52.7%. Here is what the current data shows by candidate type, program, and state — and the five factors that actually predict whether you pass on your first attempt.
Free NCLEX-PN practice questions with full rationales — six samples across the Client Needs categories, including NGN bow-tie and highlight formats. Plus the 2026 PN test-plan breakdown, how the PN differs from the RN, and the study habits that separate first-time passers from retakers.
NCLEX questions test clinical judgment, not recall — which is why they feel nothing like nursing school exams. Here is the 2026 breakdown: the six NGN item types, the three partial-credit scoring models, the CJMM behind every question, where to find free NGN questions, and how to read a question strategically.
Pearson VUE administers the NCLEX for every candidate. Here is the full 2026 process: the two-step registration, the $200 fee, ATT and scheduling rules, reschedule deadlines, exam-day ID requirements, the $7.95 Quick Results service, and an honest look at whether the Pearson VUE Trick still works.
Prioritization NCLEX questions don't reward memorization — they test whether you can spot the patient who needs you first. This guide breaks down the five frameworks the NCLEX uses (ABCs, Maslow, unstable-vs-stable, safety, ADPIE), the assess-vs-intervene trap, and practice sets with rationales.
Register for the ATI TEAS at atitesting.com/teas/register: create your ATI account, choose ATI/PSI testing ($120) or institution-arranged testing, and bring a government photo ID whose name matches your account exactly. Book four to eight weeks before your target exam date.
The ATI TEAS registration fee is $120 booked direct through ATI or PSI, but nursing schools run institution-arranged testing from $70 to over $120. Add the official Study Manual ($19.99–$24.99) and a possible $120 retake, and your real total runs $120 to $265+.
