NCLEX-RN® Core Review

Target Audience

This course is designed for pre-licensure nursing students and graduate nurses preparing for the NCLEX-RN® exam who want a focused, high-yield approach to exam readiness. It supports academic success and first-attempt NCLEX-RN® performance while also providing continuing nursing education (CNE) to strengthen clinical judgment, patient safety, and exam readiness. The course benefits first-time and repeat test-takers, as well as international or returning nurses, by helping learners strengthen core clinical knowledge, improve critical-thinking and test-taking strategies, and build confidence in applying nursing concepts to real-world scenarios through evidence-based, practice-focused content aligned with the NCLEX-RN® 2026 Test Plan and the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM).

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Explain the structure, scoring, and Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) methodology of the NCLEX-RN®, including Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) item formats. 

• Apply NCLEX-RN®-specific test-taking strategies, time management, and anxiety-reduction techniques to optimize exam performance. 

• Apply nursing care principles across the four NCLEX-RN® Client Needs categories: Safe and Effective Care Environment, Physiological Integrity, Health Promotion and Maintenance, and Psychosocial Integrity. 

• Demonstrate clinical judgment using the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model to analyze data, prioritize hypotheses, implement nursing actions, and evaluate outcomes. 

• Prioritize and delegate nursing care based on patient acuity, safety, legal scope of practice, and ethical standards. 

• Implement patient safety, infection prevention, and risk-reduction strategies consistent with evidence-based practice. 

• Apply foundational nursing skills, including basic care, comfort measures, mobility, nutrition, and elimination, while promoting patient dignity and independence. 

• Demonstrate pharmacology competence, including medication calculations, safe administration, monitoring for adverse effects, and patient education. 

• Apply the nursing process to acute and chronic physiological conditions across major body systems and the lifespan. 

• Evaluate individual readiness for the NCLEX-RN® through NGN-style practice, performance analysis, and development of an individualized study and remediation plan.