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NCLEX-PN Practice Test 2026 — Free NCLEX-PN Exam Prep Questions

The NCLEX-PN is the licensure exam graduates of practical and vocational nursing programs must pass to work as an LPN/LVN. Our practice questions follow the 2026 NCSBN PN test plan and focus on the LPN/VN role: coordinated care, safety, data collection, medication administration and recognizing changes in client condition.

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A client with heart failure takes furosemide 40 mg twice daily. The client reports leg cramps and feeling weak and tired. The nurse notes an irregular pulse. The telemetry strip shows flattened T waves with an extra U wave after each T wave.

Which imbalance should the nurse suspect?

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Exam essentials

NCLEX-PN format, scoring & key facts

Computer-based at Pearson VUE test centers · computer-adaptive.

Testing time5 hr

Passing scoreCriterion-referenced passing standard set by the NCSBN Board of Directors; pass/fail by the 95% confidence interval rule

Question typesVariable length: 85 to 150 items (the minimum-length exam has 52 content-area items, 18 clinical judgment case-study items in three six-item sets, and 15 unscored pretest items). Stand-alone items and case studies in multiple formats, which may include charts, tables and graphics

Facts last verified Oct 4, 2026. Source: www.nclex.com/files/2026_PN_Test%20Plan-F.pdf. Always confirm details with NCSBN before your exam.

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6–8 weeks beforeTake the free diagnostic and find your weakest domains.

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2–4 weeks beforeDrill weak domains and review every missed question.

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Content outline

What the NCLEX-PN covers

Every PrepBanq NCLEX-PN test mirrors the official domain weights.

Domain distribution

% of the exam

Coordinated Care 21%Safety and Infection Prevention and Control 13%Health Promotion and Maintenance 9%Psychosocial Integrity 12%Basic Care and Comfort 10%Pharmacological Therapies 13%Reduction of Risk Potential 12%Physiological Adaptation 10%

Content domain	Weight	Our practice questions
Coordinated CareSafe and Effective Care Environment: collaborating with the team, assigning tasks, prioritizing, advocacy, consent, confidentiality and reporting (18-24%).	21%	32 questions →
Safety and Infection Prevention and ControlSafe and Effective Care Environment: client identification, safe handling and transfers, restraints, emergencies and infection control (10-16%).	13%	19 questions →
Health Promotion and MaintenanceGrowth and development, antepartum/postpartum care, immunizations, screening and data collection for health history (6-12%).	9%	13 questions →
Psychosocial IntegrityEmotional support, coping, therapeutic communication, de-escalation, cognitive impairment, substance use and end-of-life care (9-15%).	12%	18 questions →
Basic Care and ComfortPhysiological Integrity: ADLs, mobility, nutrition and enteral tubes, elimination, pain rating, sleep, skin and postmortem care (7-13%).	10%	15 questions →
Pharmacological TherapiesPhysiological Integrity: rights of administration, routes, IV flow rates, controlled substances, calculations and monitoring response (10-16%).	13%	20 questions →
Reduction of Risk PotentialPhysiological Integrity: vital signs, lab and point-of-care results, specimens, catheters and NG tubes, procedures and complications (9-15%).	12%	18 questions →
Physiological AdaptationPhysiological Integrity: acute and chronic illness, cardiac monitor strips, tracheostomy and ventilator care, dialysis and emergencies (7-13%).	10%	15 questions →

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