Chapter 3

Computer Adaptive Test Strategies

The NCLEX-PN® exam is composed primarily of multiple-choice, four-option, text-based questions written at the application/analysis level of difficulty. These questions may include charts, tables, or graphic images.

Your NCLEX-PN® exam may also contain questions in a format other than traditional four-option, text-based, multiple-choice questions. These other types of questions, called alternate questions, are part of the test pool of questions for the NCLEX-PN® exam. These alternate format question types include:

There are also three types of alternate format questions that are variations on the traditional four-option, multiple-choice question. These include:

Questions either are counted toward your NCLEX-PN® exam results or they are experimental questions for future exams that are not counted.

This book contains strategies that help you correctly answer both alternate format questions and traditional four-option, text-based, multiple-choice questions.