A candidate has scheduled to take the NCLEX Exam and has a family emergency before the scheduled date. What is the best action for the candidate to take?
a. Call the respective state board of nursing and request a change in the testing date.
b. Call the Candidate Services office at least 24 hours or 1 business day before the scheduled testing day.
c. Call the school and request that someone notify the board of nursing regarding your change in schedule.
d. It is not necessary to notify anyone re-garding rescheduling the testing date; it will be rescheduled automatically.
The graduate nurse understands the process of NCLEX-RN Exam scoring and reporting when stating:
a. The NCLEX-RN Exam is scored on a pass/fail basis and is reported directly to the candidate..
b. The candidate must score 80 or higher to be considered competent; scores are reported to the school..
c. If the candidate must answer more than 365 questions, he or she will not pass the examination; scores are reported to the board of nursing..
d. Scoring is based on the level of difficulty of the questions presented to the candi-date; scores are reported to the candidate..
The nurse interprets the role of the individual state boards of nursing in the NCLEX Exam as which of the following?
a. To coordinate with the National Council State Boards of Nursing in administering the examination and licensing candidates to practice in respective states
b. To prepare a licensure examination that is reflective of entry-level practice in their respective states
c. To grade the examination, advise students of the results, and transmit all results to the National Council State Boards of Nursing for their files
d. To supervise and administer the examina-tion to the candidates within their state jurisdictions
The nurse interprets the Nurse Licensure Compact as
a. an agreement between all states to recog-nize the license of all graduate nurses.
b. an intrastate agreement for the nurse to practice in any area within the state.
c. an agreement between the state boards of nursing and the National Council regard-ing foreign nurses.
d. an agreement between compact states to recognize licensure from member states.
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