The graduate nurse understands the purpose of the NCLEX-RN® exam when stating which of the following?
a. "The exam provides feedback to the can-didate regarding areas of weakness in nursing practice.".
b. "The exam determines the candidate's ability or inability to meet minimum standards for safe practice.".
c. "The exam gives employers an opportunity to hire graduates who have scored highest among first-time licensure candidates.".
d. "The exam prepares new graduates as ef-ficient, effective staff nurses.".
B
The purpose of the NCLEX-RN® Exam is to determine whether a candidate is competent to perform safe, effective, entry-level nursing care. It does not prepare nurses but rather measures their performance on a test. Candidates who are unsuccessful receive information about their weak areas on the test, but this is not the purpose of it. Employers want to know if the person has passed because there is no specific score given other than pass or fail.
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