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National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) Syllabus
Licensure exam required to practice as a registered nurse in the United States. The full National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) syllabus: 8 subjects, 27 chapters, 111 topics and 126 sub-topics, with 416 flashcards written against it.
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) subjects
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) has 8 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
- Coordination of Care and Interprofessional Practice · 5 topics
- Legal Rights, Ethics, and Professional Responsibilities · 5 topics
- Confidentiality, Information Security, and Quality · 4 topics
Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
- Infection Prevention and Control · 4 topics
- Environmental and Client Safety · 4 topics
- Hazard, Emergency, and Disaster Preparedness · 4 topics
Health Promotion and Maintenance
- Growth, Development, and the Aging Process · 4 topics
- Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum Care · 4 topics
- Health Screening, Prevention, and Self-Care · 4 topics
- Physical Assessment and Techniques of Care · 4 topics
Psychosocial Integrity
- Coping, Adaptation, and Crisis · 4 topics
- Mental Health Conditions and Therapeutic Care · 5 topics
- Behavioral, Chemical, and Abuse-Related Care · 4 topics
Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort
- Activity, Mobility, and Rest · 4 topics
- Nutrition and Oral Hydration · 4 topics
- Elimination and Comfort Measures · 4 topics
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
- Medication Administration and Safety · 4 topics
- Pharmacological Pain and Drug Interactions · 4 topics
- Parenteral and Intravenous Therapies · 4 topics
- Pharmacology by Body System · 4 topics
Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
- Diagnostic Tests and Laboratory Values · 4 topics
- Monitoring and Preventing Complications · 4 topics
- Perioperative and Procedural Care · 4 topics
Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
- Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance · 4 topics
- Medical Emergencies and Hemodynamic Instability · 4 topics
- Pathophysiology of Chronic and Acute Illness · 4 topics
- Advanced Therapies and Body System Support · 4 topics
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) flashcards
416 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care — 51 cards
- Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control — 51 cards
- Health Promotion and Maintenance — 55 cards
- Psychosocial Integrity — 51 cards
- Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort — 52 cards
- Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies — 51 cards
- Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential — 51 cards
- Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation — 54 cards
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) syllabus?
National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) covers 8 subjects: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care, Safe and Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control, Health Promotion and Maintenance, Psychosocial Integrity, Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Comfort, Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies, Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential and Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation.
How many chapters and topics are in the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) syllabus?
27 chapters and 111 topics, broken down further into 126 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Health Promotion and Maintenance is the largest subject, with 16 topics in 4 chapters.
Are there National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) flashcards?
Yes — 416 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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