NCLEX-RN Study Guide 2026–2027 — Redesigned Illustrated Edition | 200 Practice Questions

Prepare for the NCLEX-RN® with a complete, illustrated study guide organized by the eight client needs areas of the current NCSBN test plan, with 200 practice questions and detailed rationales.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 100 pages, 8.5 × 11 in, print-ready PDF with a clickable table of contents
• Current exam overview: computerized adaptive format, 85–150 items (15 unscored), 5-hour limit, three clinical judgment case studies, Next Generation NCLEX item types, partial-credit scoring, pass/fail rules, registration, results, and retakes
• The NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model: recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action, and evaluate outcomes
• Management of Care: the five rights of delegation, who can do what (UAP, LPN, RN), ethics and law, informed consent, advocacy, prioritization, triage, and SBAR
• Safety and Infection Prevention and Control: hand hygiene, PPE donning and removal order, RACE and PASS, incident reporting, equipment safety, and transmission-based precautions by pathogen
• Health Promotion and Maintenance: cancer screening, immunizations, lifestyle, contraception, and normal aging
• Psychosocial Integrity: defense mechanisms, crisis intervention, mental health disorders, therapeutic vs. nontherapeutic communication, palliative and hospice care
• Basic Care and Comfort: therapeutic diets, positioning, assistive devices, sleep, pain assessment, incontinence, and ostomy care
• Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: drug class tables, insulin onset/peak/duration, injection angles, worked dosage and IV-rate calculations, adverse effects, IV solutions, and IV complications
• Reduction of Risk Potential: lab reference ranges, imaging and procedures, chest tubes and drains, consent, abnormal vital signs, and complication prevention
• Physiological Adaptation: heart failure, respiratory and neurological conditions, AKI, electrolyte and acid-base tables, shock types and stages, and sepsis care
• 2 practice tests with 100 questions each (200 total), weighted to the test plan and labeled by client needs area and topic
• Complete answer keys with a rationale for every question
• Six-week and three-month study plans, FAQs, test-taking strategies (priority, SATA, and case study tactics), and test-anxiety techniques

WHO IT'S FOR

• Nursing students and new graduates preparing for the NCLEX-RN
• Internationally educated nurses seeking U.S. or Canadian RN licensure
• Repeat test-takers reviewing weak client needs areas

FORMAT

Instant digital download. Study on any device or print at home. No physical item will be shipped.

PLEASE NOTE

NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN®, and NCLEX-PN® are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN). This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSBN or any testing organization.