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NCSBN · 2026 NCLEX-PN Test Plan

Everything you need to pass the NCLEX-PN.

Questions written to practical-nurse scope, with the kind of rationales that actually teach you the reasoning. One All-Access Pass unlocks the whole system for 1 to 12 months, saving up to 71%.

  • 950+ NCLEX-PN questions with full rationales
  • Mapped to the client-needs categories of the 2026 NCSBN test plan
  • Written to practical-nurse scope, not relabeled RN content
  • Flashcards, courses & community in one pass
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Built to the 2026 NCSBN test plan

Every question is tagged to a client-needs category, and your analytics report by that same breakdown — so a weak area maps straight onto the blueprint.

Client-needs categories

Percentage ranges from the 2026 PN test plan.

  • Coordinated Care18–24%
  • Safety and Infection Prevention and Control10–16%
  • Health Promotion and Maintenance6–12%
  • Psychosocial Integrity9–15%
  • Basic Care and Comfort7–13%
  • Pharmacological Therapies10–16%
  • Reduction of Risk Potential9–15%
  • Physiological Adaptation7–13%

How the exam runs

National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

  • Computerized adaptive (CAT) — 85 to 150 items, 15 of them unscored pretest
  • 5 hours total, including all breaks
  • Clinical judgment measured through case-study and stand-alone items
  • 2026 test plan in effect April 1, 2026

We don't fake the adaptive algorithm. The real NCLEX is computerized adaptive testing, which only NCSBN can run. Our practice exams are fixed-length and timed — they build the same knowledge, reasoning, and stamina, and report by client-needs category.

NCSBN sets the passing standard on a logit scale, so there is no official percent-correct pass mark. Percentages in our app are a study signal, never a predicted NCLEX result.

Written for practical-nurse scope

The PN and RN exams share a real core, and where a question is genuinely correct for both, one reviewed item serves both banks instead of being copied. But sharing stops at scope. Items that turn on performing an initial assessment, revising the care plan, delegating to other staff, or IV push are registered-nurse scope — and on those, the answer keyed for an RN is the wrong answer for you. Those stay out of this bank.

Practically, that means your rationales say “report this to the registered nurse” where that is genuinely the right action — because on exam day, it is.

Sitting the RN exam instead, or bridging to it? See NCLEX-RN prep.

Question Bank

Questions written like the NCLEX-PN

Exam-style questions with the same in-question tools you get on test day.

  • Every question is reviewed before it goes live — no filler
  • Highlight the stem, strike through answers, pop the calculator
  • Filter by domain, difficulty, and status: unused, incorrect, bookmarked
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Rationales

Rationales that actually teach

Correct answer first, then why every other choice is wrong — with an educational objective and cited references.

  • Per-choice explanations so you learn from the distractors too
  • Watch a short video rationale that walks you through the reasoning
  • See the peer % correct on every question you answer
  • Still stuck? Ask AI to "Explain More" or add it to your flashcards in one tap
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Exam Mode

Simulate the NCLEX-PN — clock and all

Timed practice forms that build the same stamina and report by client-needs category when time is up.

  • Fixed-length practice forms — we don’t replicate the adaptive (CAT) algorithm, and no one outside NCSBN can
  • Flag questions and jump anywhere, just like the real interface
  • Lab values panel on hand, exactly like exam day
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Analytics

Know exactly when you’re ready

A readiness score built from your domain mastery, so you walk in confident instead of guessing.

  • Per-domain mastery tracking across everything you answer
  • Watch weaknesses turn into strengths as you drill them
  • Daily streaks and goals keep you showing up
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Flashcards

Never forget what you got wrong

Spaced-repetition decks resurface each card right before you’d forget it — including a deck built from your misses.

  • "My Misses" auto-builds a deck from questions you answered wrong
  • Turn any rationale into a card with one click
  • Only see the cards that are due — no busywork
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Course Library

Crash-course videos, blueprint-aligned

Structured video lessons mapped to the exam blueprint, with a quick quiz after each lesson to lock it in.

  • Watch anytime — progress picks up right where you left off
  • A short quiz after every lesson so it actually sticks
  • Taught by the same board-certified clinician behind the questions
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And more

A full prep system around the questions

Live help from real clinicians, review you can listen to between shifts, and a free daily habit that keeps you sharp.

Live classes & 1:1 coaching

Group deep-dives and private coaching with board-certified clinicians — Zoom links created automatically when you book.

Podcasts

Board-focused review episodes for the gaps in your day. Listen free between shifts and study blocks.

Daily Quiz & streaks

One free verified question every day. Keep the streak alive, climb the leaderboard, and make studying a habit.

Free cheat sheets & resources

High-yield reference sheets and study downloads — free, no card required, yours to keep.

Best value

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What's included
  • Unlimited NCLEX-PN Question Bank (Study + Exam)
  • Full rationales, AI "Explain More" & analytics
  • Jeopardy + all study games
  • Flashcards & spaced-repetition review
  • Premium community access

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FAQ

NCLEX-PN Prep FAQs

Is this just the NCLEX-RN bank relabeled?

No. The two exams share a real core — the same client-needs framework and a lot of the same clinical content — and where a question is genuinely correct for both, one reviewed item serves both banks rather than being duplicated. But every shared item passes a scope-of-practice check first. Questions that turn on independent assessment, delegating to others, IV push, or authoring the initial care plan are RN-scope and stay out of the PN bank, because the keyed answer would be wrong for you.

Do your practice exams work like the real adaptive NCLEX?

No, and we would rather say so plainly. The real NCLEX-PN is computerized adaptive testing (CAT) — it picks each next item from how you answered the last one and ends anywhere between 85 and 150 items. We give you fixed-length timed practice forms instead. They build the same knowledge and stamina and they report by client-needs category, but they do not reproduce the adaptive algorithm, and no prep company outside NCSBN can.

What score do I need to pass?

There is no official percent-correct pass mark. NCSBN sets the standard on a logit scale (−0.18 logits for the PN exam), so a raw percentage simply is not how the real exam is scored. Any percentage you see in our app is our own study convention for tracking progress — treat it as a practice signal, not a predicted NCLEX result.

Is the question bank built to the current test plan?

Yes. Every question is tagged to a client-needs category of the 2026 NCSBN NCLEX-PN Test Plan, which took effect April 1, 2026. Your analytics report by that same breakdown, so weak areas map directly onto the blueprint.

I am an LPN bridging to RN — which bank do I want?

The NCLEX-RN one. If you are sitting the RN exam, prepare to RN scope: the answer that is right for a practical nurse ("notify the registered nurse") is often not the answer that is right for the nurse doing the assessing. Our NCLEX-RN prep is a separate board on this site.

Does the pass auto-renew?

No. It is a one-time payment for the months you choose — 1, 3, 6, or 12. Access simply ends when the window is up, and buying again stacks new months onto whatever you have left.

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