A student has downloaded the NCLEX-PNÆ Test Plan from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Web site. The best way for the student to prepare for the NCLEX-PNÆ is to:
A) use the test plan to retain important information through repetition of the application of course content with clinical situations.
B) check off each test plan item mastered while in nursing school and study what is left before writing the exam.
C) use the test plan during a review course to ensure that the speaker covered all of its content.
D) use the test plan to practice questions from each category before writing for the examination.
Ans: A
Feedback:
The best way to prepare for the NCLEX-PNÆ is using the test plan throughout the nursing program with repetition of important information applied in clinical situations in discussions, case studies, lab simulations, or directly in the clinical setting with clients. Repetition reinforces learning of what it is that the nurse will need to safely and effectively practice as a novice nurse. Checking off what has been learned does not provide necessary repetition. Waiting until a review course to ensure that the test plan content is covered will not provide the best method to prepare for the NCLEX-PNÆ. Practicing questions from each of the categories contained within the test plan does not ensure adequate mastery of the content necessary for safe nursing practice.
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