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The NCLEX-RN is an adaptive exam of 85 to 150 items, and it passes or fails you against a fixed ability standard — not a percentage. PassProfessor’s NCLEX-RN program gives you 2,507 original practice questions built to the 2026 NCSBN Test Plan: all eight Client Needs areas inside their official percentage ranges, 372 select-all-that-apply items, and 58 complete Next Generation NCLEX case studies, every item with a full explanation. The full program is $79, and a free sample exam comes with it.
What’s included
A bank built to the current test plan, not the last one. The 2026 Test Plan (effective April 1, 2026) renamed Safety and Infection Prevention and Control and re-weighted the Client Needs areas. Our bank’s distribution sits inside every 2026 range — see the table below — and it contains no items written to the superseded 2023 weights that older question banks are still built on.
The item types the real exam actually uses. Standard multiple-choice is only part of the modern NCLEX. You also get select-all-that-apply (SATA), priority and delegation items, and Next Generation NCLEX case studies — six linked items per case that walk the full clinical judgment sequence: recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes.
An explanation on every question. Every one of the 2,507 items explains why the keyed answer is right and why the tempting alternatives are wrong, in plain language. On SATA and case-study items, the explanation works option by option and step by step, because partial credit on the real exam means which options you pick matters, not just whether you found one right answer.
Practice exams drawn fresh, weighted like the blueprint. Each practice exam is drawn fresh for that attempt, weighted to the Test Plan’s Client Needs distribution, and serves questions you haven’t seen before first. You never sit the same PassProfessor exam twice. One honest difference from the real thing: our practice exams do not adapt or stop early the way the computerized adaptive test does — they train the content and the clinical judgment; our NCLEX-RN exam guide explains exactly how the real adaptive exam decides your result, so there are no surprises on test day.
Feedback that finds your weak areas. Your results break down by Client Needs area, so a Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies weakness shows up in your practice data — inside the second-heaviest area on the exam — instead of on a Candidate Performance Report after a failed attempt. Question difficulty across the program is monitored from real student responses once the program opens, and items students find suspiciously easy or hard are pulled for review.
The real exam at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per NCSBN’s 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan and 2026 Candidate Bulletin. Full detail — eligibility, registration, the $350 fee scheduled for February 2027, retakes, results — is in our NCLEX-RN exam guide.
| NCLEX-RN | |
|---|---|
| Format | Computerized adaptive test (CAT), at Pearson Professional Centers |
| Items | 85–150 |
| Time | 5 hours, including the tutorial and all breaks |
| Passing standard | Ability estimate at or above 0.00 logits (pass/fail only — there is no percentage) |
| Exam fee | $200 (U.S. licensure) — rising to $350 for registrations on or after February 1, 2027 |
| Retake wait | At least 45 test-free days between attempts |
- On a minimum-length exam, the 85 items consist of 52 Client Needs items, 18 case-study items (three unfolding case studies of six items each), and 15 unscored pretest items. Roughly 10% of a longer exam is additional stand-alone clinical judgment items.
- The computer stops when it is 95% certain your ability is above or below the passing standard — which is why exam length alone tells you nothing about whether you passed.
- There is no at-home NCLEX in 2026: NCSBN has stated the online option will not launch in 2026. Every candidate tests at a Pearson Professional Center.
- Eligibility is decided by your state board (your Nursing Regulatory Body), not by NCSBN: you apply to the board first, register with Pearson VUE, and schedule only after your Authorization to Test arrives.
How the practice maps to the real exam
Every question in the bank is tagged to a Client Needs area of the 2026 Test Plan, and the bank’s mix sits inside the official range for all eight areas:
| Client Needs area | 2026 Test Plan range | Practice questions | Share of bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management of Care | 15–21% | 445 | 17.8% |
| Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies | 13–19% | 402 | 16.0% |
| Physiological Adaptation | 11–17% | 344 | 13.7% |
| Safety and Infection Prevention and Control | 10–16% | 330 | 13.2% |
| Reduction of Risk Potential | 9–15% | 301 | 12.0% |
| Health Promotion and Maintenance | 6–12% | 229 | 9.1% |
| Psychosocial Integrity | 6–12% | 229 | 9.1% |
| Basic Care and Comfort | 6–12% | 227 | 9.1% |
Item types across the bank: 1,543 multiple-choice, 372 select-all-that-apply, 348 NGN case-study items (58 complete case studies), 180 priority items, and 64 delegation items.
How to use it
- Start with the free sample exam. — a fixed set of questions across the Client Needs areas, with explanations — enough to see exactly how the program teaches and where you stand.
- Drill by Client Needs area. Work your weakest areas first, reading every explanation whether you were right or wrong; on SATA items, review every option.
- Sit full blueprint practice exams. Fresh questions each attempt, weighted to the Test Plan distribution.
- Work complete case studies as sets. The six clinical judgment steps build on each other — practicing them as an unfolding case is the skill the NGN items measure.
- Register early if your date is flexible. If you will be ready before February 2027, registering before February 1, 2027 keeps the $200 fee instead of the announced $350 — the registration date, not the exam date, controls which fee you pay.
Pricing
$79 — the full NCLEX-RN program. All 2,507 questions, every explanation, unlimited fresh practice exams and topic drills. If it isn’t for you, our refund policy gives you 14 days provided you have attempted less than 20% of the program (see the site Terms for the full policy).
For comparison, the free pages that rank for NCLEX terms typically offer 15–100 questions before a paywall or an email gate, and several still teach the superseded 2023 test-plan weights. This program publishes its exact price and its exact, verifiable distribution against the current test plan — and lets the comparison make itself.
Enrollment is open — get the full NCLEX-RN program for $79, with immediate access to all 2,507 questions:
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the NCLEX-RN? Between 85 and 150 items, depending on your answers. The exam is adaptive: it stops when the computer is 95% certain your ability is above or below the passing standard, or at 150 items. A minimum-length exam contains 52 Client Needs items, 18 case-study items, and 15 unscored pretest items, per the NCSBN 2026 Test Plan.
What score do I need to pass the NCLEX-RN? There is no percentage. The passing standard is an ability estimate of 0.00 logits on NCSBN’s measurement scale, and the result is simply pass or fail. You pass by consistently answering items at and above that standard — roughly half of the harder items right is the level the adaptive algorithm is looking for, not a fixed share of all items.
How much does the NCLEX-RN cost? The registration fee is $200 for U.S. licensure, paid to Pearson VUE, plus a separate licensure application fee set by your state board. NCSBN has announced the registration fee rises to $350 effective February 1, 2027 — the registration date controls, and the new fee applies to retakes too. Optional unofficial Quick Results cost $7.95.
When does the 2026 Test Plan take effect? The 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan is effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029. It renames one area (Safety and Infection Prevention and Control, formerly Safety and Infection Control) and sets Management of Care at 15–21% and Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies at 13–19%. Study materials still printing the 2023 ranges are out of date.
What are NGN questions? Next Generation NCLEX items measure clinical judgment using NCSBN’s Clinical Judgment Measurement Model: recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, and evaluate outcomes. Formats include unfolding case studies, bowtie items, trend items, drag-and-drop, drop-down, highlighting, and matrix/grid items. Many NGN items award partial credit, so getting some options right earns some points.
Can I take the NCLEX at home? No. In 2026 the NCLEX is given only at Pearson Professional Centers. NCSBN has stated that an at-home option will not launch in 2026 and has announced no launch date.
If I fail, how soon can I retake the NCLEX? At least 45 test-free days must pass between attempts, and NCSBN policy allows up to eight attempts per year — your state board may be stricter. You pay the full registration fee again for each attempt, and you receive a Candidate Performance Report showing your performance by test-plan area to guide your restudy.
How do I get my results? Official results come only from your state board, within six weeks. You never receive a result at the test center or by phone. If your board participates, unofficial Quick Results are available two business days after your exam for $7.95 — unofficial results do not authorize you to practice.
Are these the actual NCLEX questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to the published 2026 Test Plan. We never use real exam items, recalled items, or any other provider’s question bank — NCSBN’s candidate rules prohibit disclosing exam content, and practicing on real items would put your license at risk.
How is this different from a free NCLEX practice site? Depth and currency. The free pages that rank for NCLEX terms generally offer a few dozen to a hundred questions, several still use the 2023 test-plan weights, and most give an answer key rather than a per-option rationale. This program has 2,507 items built to the 2026 Test Plan ranges, an explanation on every item, complete case studies, and fresh blueprint-weighted exams on every attempt.
When can I enroll in the NCLEX-RN program? Now — enrollment is open. Enroll on this page and you get immediate access to all 2,507 questions and unlimited generated practice exams. Preparing for the PN instead? Our NCLEX-PN program is in the works too.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is exam preparation only: it is not a nursing education program, provides no education credit, and is not affiliated with NCSBN, Pearson VUE, or any state board of nursing. All practice questions are original, written to the published 2026 Test Plan; they are not actual NCLEX questions.