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Free NCLEX guides for 2026
11 plain-English guides to the 2026 NCLEX, written from NCSBN's own documents and sourced at the end of each: how the exam works, RN vs PN, SATA, prioritization, delegation, lab values, dosage formulas, study plans, the route for internationally educated nurses and the week before the exam. Each one ends with practice questions you can check on the page.
🧭 How the NCLEX works in 202685 to 150 questions, five hours, three ways it ends, Next Gen scoring, the passing standard and the 2025 pass rates, from NCSBN's own documents.9 min read · 4 practice questions⚖️ NCLEX-RN vs NCLEX-PN: what's actually differentSame engine, separate test plans, passing standards and scope. The 2026 categories side by side, and how PN questions are worded.7 min read · 4 practice questions☑️ NCLEX select-all-that-apply (SATA) strategy for 2026SATA is scored plus/minus now, which changes how you should answer. The true/false method, the myths to drop, and four SATA items to try.7 min read · 4 practice questions🚦 NCLEX prioritization: which client do you see first?A sorting method for "which client first": ABCs, unstable vs stable, unexpected vs expected, assess vs act, and when each one wins.7 min read · 4 practice questions🤝 NCLEX delegation: who can do what, and how to answerThe Five Rights of Delegation, what the RN can never hand off, what the LPN/LVN and UAP can do, and the words in a stem that decide it.7 min read · 4 practice questions🧪 NCLEX lab values: the ranges to know coldElectrolytes, CBC, kidney, glucose, clotting, ABGs, liver, cardiac markers and drug levels in one table, with the critical values that change the action.7 min read · 4 practice questions🧮 NCLEX dosage calculation formulas, with worked examplesDesired over have, mL/hr, gtt/min, mg/kg, mcg/kg/min, heparin and infusion time, each worked once, plus the conversions and rounding rules.6 min read · 4 practice questions📅 NCLEX study plan: 4, 6 and 8 weeks, week by weekHow long to study and what each week looks like, built on the 2026 test-plan weights: daily questions, weekly full-length sets, review of misses.7 min read · 4 practice questions🌍 NCLEX for internationally educated nurses: the 2026 routeBoard first, then Pearson: credentials evaluation, English tests, fees, the ATT, the 21 countries with international test centers, and the pass-rate gap to plan for.7 min read · 4 practice questions🧩 Next Generation NCLEX item types, and how each is scoredCase studies and the six clinical-judgment steps, then every stand-alone format: SATA, select N, matrix, cloze, highlight, drag-and-drop, bowtie and trend, with its scoring rule.7 min read · 4 practice questions🗓️ The week before the NCLEX: a day-by-day checklistThe last seven days: what to study, the ID and name-match checks that turn candidates away, the 2026 test-center rules, and what happens after you press Next for the last time.7 min read · 4 practice questions
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