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(NCSBN)  \nAll rights reserved. NCSBN®, NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN®, TERCAP®, Nursys®, NNAAP® and MACE® are registered trademarks of NCSBN and this document may not be used, reproduced or disseminated to any third party without written permission from NCSBN.  \nPermission is granted to boards of nursing to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for licensure related purposes only. Nonprofit education programs have permission to use or reproduce all or parts of this document for educational purposes only. Use or reproduction of this document for commercial or for-profit use is strictly prohibited. Any authorized reproduction of this document shall display the notice:“Copyright by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.” Or, if a portion of the document is reproduced or incorporated in other materials, such written materials shall include the following credit: “Portions copyright by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. All rights reserved.”  \nAddress inquiries in writing to NCSBN Permissions, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60601-4277.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nNational Council of State Boards of Nursing  \n2020 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan  \nEffective Date April 2020  \nii  \niii  \nTable of Contents  \nI. Background ..................................................................... 1  \nII. 2020 NCLEX-PN® Test Plan ......................................................... 3  \nIntroduction ................................................................... 3  \nBeliefs ........................................................................ 3  \nClassification of Cognitive Levels ................................................... 4  \nTest Plan Structure .............................................................. 4  \n􀂃 Client Needs.............................................................. 4  \n􀂃 Integrated Processes ....................................................... 5  \nDistribution of Content ........................................................... 5  \nOverview of Content............................................................. 6  \nSafe and Effective Care Environment ............................................... 8  \n􀂃 Coordinated Care.......................................................... 8  \n􀂃 Safety and Infection Control ................................................ 13  \nHealth Promotion and Maintenance ............................................... 17  \nPsychosocial Integrity ........................................................... 21  \nPhysiological Integrity........................................................... 26  \n􀂃 Basic Care and Comfort.................................................... 26  \n􀂃 Pharmacological Therapies ................................................. 30  \n􀂃 Reduction of Risk Potential ................................................. 33  \n􀂃 Physiological Adaptation ................................................... 36  \nIII. Administration of th","cbCaiuMAgs0IioVI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuMAgs0IioVI","pdf",604313,61,"English","# I. Background\n# II. 2020 NCLEX-PN Test Plan\n## Introduction\n## Beliefs\n## Classification of Cognitive Levels\n## Test Plan Structure\n## Client Needs\n## Integrated Processes\n## Distribution of Content\n## Overview of Content\n## Safe and Effective Care Environment\n## Health Promotion and Maintenance\n## Psychosocial Integrity\n## Physiological Integrity\n## Basic Care and Comfort\n## Pharmacological Therapies\n## Reduction of Risk Potential\n## Physiological Adaptation\n# III. Administration of the NCLEX-PN Examination\n## Examination Length\n## The Passing Standard\n## Similar Items\n## Reviewing Answers and Guessing\n## Scoring the NCLEX Examination\n## Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)\n## Pretest Items\n## Passing and Failing\n## Scoring Items\n## Types of Items on the NCLEX-PN\n## NCLEX Terminology\n## Examination Security and Confidentiality\n## Tutorial\n# IV. 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