Pass the NCLEX-PN and start your career as an LPN or LVN
183 practice questions on coordinated care, safety and infection control, health promotion, mental health, pharmacology and physical care, each with a plain-English explanation of the clinical reasoning and the PN's role.
Practice by section
The NCLEX-PN test plan has eight Client Needs categories. We group them into six practice areas, and each practice exam gives every area its share of the 2026 test plan. Practice one area at a time, or take a full 85-question practice exam.
Coordinated Care 37 questions
Prioritizing care, assigning and monitoring assistive personnel, informed consent, advance directives, client rights, confidentiality and HIPAA, handoff and SBAR, documentation, referrals, mandatory reporting, ethics, quality improvement and verifying orders.
Safety and Infection Prevention and Control 24 questions
Client identification, fire safety, falls, restraints, safe client handling, allergies, standard and transmission-based precautions, PPE, sterile technique, security alerts, incident reports, equipment and home safety.
Health Promotion and Psychosocial Integrity 38 questions
Pregnancy, labor and postpartum care, newborn care and safe sleep, growth and development, screening and immunizations, therapeutic communication, suicide risk, substance withdrawal, mental health disorders, dementia, abuse and end-of-life care.
Pharmacological Therapies 26 questions
Rights of medication administration, dosage and IV flow rate calculations, data to collect before giving drugs, adverse effects, insulin, anticoagulants, blood transfusions, medication routes, controlled substance counts and reinforcing medication teaching.
Basic Care and Reduction of Risk Potential 38 questions
Tube feeding, mobility aids, skin integrity, pain scales, irrigations, intake and output, specimen collection, lab values, glucose checks, ECG leads, venipuncture, catheters and IV lines, neuro and circulation checks, and care before and after procedures.
Physiological Adaptation 20 questions
CPR and choking, wound drains and chest tubes, tracheostomy and ventilator care, staple removal, pacemakers, cardiac monitor changes, ostomies, dialysis, fever, fluid imbalance, heart failure, diabetic crises and sepsis.
What full access includes
- All 183 questions across the eight Client Needs categories of the 2026 NCLEX-PN test plan
- An explanation for every answer, with the guideline, drug label or scope-of-practice rule behind it
- Unlimited full 85-question practice exams, with each area in its test plan share
- Practice exams for each area, including dosage calculation questions
- A review of every question you missed at the end of each exam
- Works on your phone, tablet or computer, with no app or account
About the NCLEX-PN exam
Who takes the NCLEX-PN?
Graduates of approved practical or vocational nursing programs take it to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or, in California and Texas, a licensed vocational nurse (LVN). You apply to your state board of nursing, register with Pearson VUE and can schedule the exam once the board makes you eligible.
How is the NCLEX-PN structured?
It is a computerized adaptive test with 85 to 150 items and a 5-hour limit that includes breaks. Every exam has 15 unscored pretest items and three clinical judgment case studies of six items each. Items follow the 2026 test plan's Client Needs categories, from Coordinated Care (18 to 24%) to Health Promotion and Maintenance (6 to 12%). You can't go back to an earlier item.
What score do I need to pass?
There is no percentage to hit. The computer picks each item based on your earlier answers and stops when it is 95% sure your ability is above or below the passing standard set by NCSBN. Results are pass or fail. Our practice exams are fixed-length, so we use 70% correct (60 of 85) as a benchmark.
How is the NCLEX-PN different from the NCLEX-RN?
The PN exam tests entry-level practical nursing: collecting data, reinforcing teaching, assigning tasks to assistive personnel and caring for clients whose outcomes are predictable, while reporting changes to the RN or provider. Its first category is Coordinated Care rather than the RN exam's Management of Care. Our questions keep every correct answer within PN scope.
Do these questions look like the real exam?
Ours are all single-best-answer multiple choice. The real NCLEX-PN also uses case studies and formats such as select all that apply, matrix, drop-down, highlight, bow-tie and drag-and-drop. Our questions practice the same clinical judgment and content, such as prioritizing, assigning care and spotting complications, but you should also try the NCLEX tutorial and sample items on nclex.com to get used to those formats.
How much does the exam cost?
NCSBN lists the NCLEX registration fee as $200 for US licensure, rising to $350 for registrations made on or after February 1, 2027. Your board of nursing also charges its own licensure fee. Check nclex.com and your board for current fees.
Is this the official exam?
No. This is practice material to help you prepare. The NCLEX is developed by NCSBN and given at Pearson VUE test centers. This site is not affiliated with NCSBN, Pearson VUE or any nursing board, and our questions are not real exam questions.