{"content":[{"text":"FACT SHEET \n FICHE D’INFORMATION","bbox":{"left":0.138513,"top":0.032359,"width":0.267623,"height":0.041838}},{"text":"NCLEX : One step in ensuring safe care","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.11654,"width":0.595108,"height":0.029924000000000006}},{"text":"What is the NCLEX? \n The National Council Licensure Examination – \n Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is an entry-to-practice \n examination for those applying to become a registered \n nurse (RN) in Ontario. It tests for knowledge, skills and \n judgement nurses need at the beginning of their careers.","bbox":{"left":0.088676,"top":0.255953,"width":0.39683999999999997,"height":0.09998699999999999}},{"text":"nursing programs. A national Canadian practice analysis, \n which is conducted every three years, identified the \n knowledge, skills and abilities required of Canadian \n nurses in the first year of practice, and confirmed that the \n NCLEX-RN is a valid test of these competencies.","bbox":{"left":0.510044,"top":0.256203,"width":0.39762699999999995,"height":0.08331999999999995}},{"text":"Who has to take it? \n Most people planning to register as an RN in Ontario \n must first pass the NCLEX-RN exam as well as meet \n additional requirements to become a member of the \n College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).","bbox":{"left":0.088676,"top":0.37087,"width":0.380868,"height":0.08356999999999998}},{"text":"How was it developed? \n Canadian nurses and Canadian nurse regulators from \n the 10 provinces/territories using the test participated \n in the development of the NCLEX-RN currently in \n use. They continue to participate in its review to ensure \n it meets the needs of regulators and does not bias \n Canadian writers. The National Council of State Boards \n of Nursing (NCSBN) developed the NCLEX-RN test \n to be a psychometrically sound and legally defensible \n examination consistent with current nursing practice. \n The College of Nurses of Ontario and other provinces/ \n territories began using the NCLEX-RN as the RN \n entry-to-practice exam in January 2015.","bbox":{"left":0.510044,"top":0.354453,"width":0.3977109999999999,"height":0.21490399999999998}},{"text":"Why do we need an entry exam? \n Registration exams, such as the NCLEX-RN, contribute \n to patient safety. The NCLEX-RN exam tests whether \n the writer has knowledge, skill and judgment needed \n to provide safe care during their first year of practice \n in Ontario. As the provincial regulator of the nursing \n profession, we are accountable for ensuring that only \n those who demonstrate the ability to apply nursing \n knowledge and provide safe care are able to practise in \n Ontario.","bbox":{"left":0.088676,"top":0.46937,"width":0.396543,"height":0.165653}},{"text":"Are Canadian nursing educators involved in \n reviews of the exam? \n Canadian nurses, including clinical educators, \n participated in reviewing the content for the NCLEX- \n RN currently in use. They continue to participate in its \n review and development to ensure it meets our needs as \n regulators and the needs of the public for safe nursing \n care. Canadian nurse volunteers are periodically sought \n to review the NCLEX-RN; more information is available \n in the Volunteer section of CNO’s website.","bbox":{"left":0.510044,"top":0.584287,"width":0.400641,"height":0.16565300000000005}},{"text":"What is the NCLEX-RN testing? \n The NCLEX-RN does not test everything taught \n during a four-year baccalaureate nursing program. \n Rather, the NCLEX-RN focuses on testing entry-level \n knowledge – what nurses need to know to provide safe \n care at the beginning of their careers in Ontario. For \n example, it asks questions about whether an applicant is \n able to: assess a patient’s health care needs and respond \n to any changes they see; evaluate a patient’s need for \n pain management; safely administer medications; and \n maintain client confidentiality and privacy. It does not \n test the writer’sknowledge of a particular health care \n system, history or legislation. All drug names are generic \n and refer to medications that Canadian entry-level nurses \n are expected to know. Measurements in metric are \n provided, as well.","bbox":{"left":0.088676,"top":0.649954,"width":0.392826,"height":0.26415299999999997}},{"text":"Who administers it? \n The NCLEX-RN is administered by the NCSBN, \n which has a proven track record of developing computer- \n adaptive exams. The exam portal is administered by \n Pearson VUE, a provider of computer-based testing.","bbox":{"left":0.510044,"top":0.76487,"width":0.399057,"height":0.08357000000000003}},{"text":"Are the exam and its content American? \n The NCLEX-RN does not test knowledge of health care \n systems, history, cultural issues, or government policy \n and laws. Not only do such items vary by province and \n territory in Canada, they vary across states in the U.S.","bbox":{"left":0.510044,"top":0.86337,"width":0.39783199999999996,"height":0.08357000000000003}},{"text":"The competencies being tested are taught in Canada’s","bbox":{"left":0.088676,"top":0.929287,"width":0.36819999999999997,"height":0.01765300000000003}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}