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This bulletin contains information for all registrations and scheduling of examination appointments beginning January 1, 2009. Do not discardbefore receiving your test results.Additional information is available at www.ncsbn.org.

2009 NCLEX

ExaminationCandidate Bulletin

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT THE NCLEX

EXAMINATIONS

Questions About...Answers

•Registering to take the NCLEX

examination•Authorization to Test (ATT)•Lost Authorization to Test•Acceptable forms of identification•Comments about the test center

•NCLEX examination development•General NCLEX examination information•Unresolved concerns related to examinationadministration•Name or address changes•Name corrections on your Authorization to Test (ATT)•Licensure•Endorsement•Interpretation of results•Candidate Performance Report•Scheduling an appointment to test•Rescheduling or unscheduling your testingappointment•Examination results

Visit:

NCLEX

Candidate Web Site,http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex.

Call:

NCLEX Candidate Services (Pearson VUE)

United States

– Call at (toll-free) 1.866.49NCLEX(1.866.496.2539), Monday - Friday, 7 am to 7 pm, U.S.Central Time.

Asia Pacific Region

– Call NCLEX Candidate Services inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at (pay number) +603.8314.9605,M o n d ay- Friday, 8:30 am to 6 pm, Universal Ti m e .

Europe, Middle East, Africa

– Call NCLEX CandidateServices, at (pay number) +44.161.855.7445, Monday -Friday 8 am - 6 pm, Central European Time.

India

– Call NCLEX Candidate Services at (pay number)91.120.439.7837, Monday-Friday 9 am - 6 pm, IT.

All other countries

not listed above – Call (pay number)1.952.681.3815, Monday - Friday, 7 am to 7 pm,Central Time.

Candidates with hearing impairments

who use aTelecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) – Call the U.S.A. Relay Service at (toll-free) 1.800.627.3529 or the Canada & International Inbound relay service at(pay number) 605.224.1837. These services are available24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Write:

NCLEX Examination ProgramPearson Professional Testing5601 Green Valley DriveBloomington, MN 55437-1099

E-mail:

pvamericascustomerservice@pearson.com.

Visit:

NCSBN Web site, http://www.ncsbn.org

Write:

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.NCLEX

Examinations Department111 E. Wacker, Suite 2900Chicago, Illinois 60601-4277

Call NCLEX

Examinations Department:

866.293.9600

Fax NCLEX

Examinations Department:

312.279.1036

E-mail:

nclexinfo@ncsbn.org

Write or call

your board of nursing. Links to all boards ofnursing Web sites and contact information is available on the NCSBN Web site:

www.ncsbn.org

; click on the link titled

Boards of Nursing

.Wait until you receive your Authorization to Test (ATT).Follow directions on pages 7-9 of this bulletin.Examination results are sent to you by your board of nursing.Wait a minimum of four weeks following your examinationfor your results to arrive in the mail.

JANUARY 2009

Table of Contents

What is the

NCLEX

Examination?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Registration Process Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Examination Fee and Registration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Registration Time Limit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2How to Register for the NCLEX

Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Registering on the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Registering by Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Registering by Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

No Refunds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Failure to Pay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Workforce Exception Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Procedures for Requesting Special Accommodations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Directions for Completing the

NCLEX

Examination Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sample Name Entry on an

NCLEX

Registration Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Sample Address Entry on an

NCLEX

Registration Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

How to Schedule Your

NCLEX

Examination Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Authorization to Test (ATT)…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Scheduling Your NCLEX Examination Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Group Scheduling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Scheduling Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Candidates Seeking Examinations Accommodations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Procedure for Changing Your

NCLEX

Examination Appointment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Personal Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Acceptable Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Additional Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Examination Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Test Center Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Grounds for Dismissal or Cancellation of Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Confidentiality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Day of the Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Additional Information about the

NCLEX

Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

NCLEX

Test Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Client Needs Categories Covered on the

NCLEX

Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Scoring the NCLEX

Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Examination Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Abbreviationsfor States, Territories, and Canadian Provinces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17International Country Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Education Program Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

U.S. and Territories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The policies and procedures contained within this Candidate Bulletin are subject to change at any time with or without notice. If you have any questions regarding these changes contact NCSBN at 1-866-293-9600. Candidate results are not reported during any period of time in which the board of nursing to which a candidate hasapplied for licensure is not a member in good standing of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN).Copyright © 2009 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN). All rights reserved.NCLEX

, NCLEX-RN

and NCLEX-PN

are registered trademarks of NCSBN and may not be used or reproduced without written permission from NCSBN. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other-wise now known or to be invented) without written permission from NCSBN.Address inquiries in writing to NCSBN Permissions, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601-4277.