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★ NEXT GENERATION NCLEX (NGN) • NCSBN CLINICAL JUDGMENT MEASUREMENT MODEL

Next Generation NCLEX-RN® Study Guide

Master the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® exam with our open clinical curriculum. Organized around the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM), each lesson develops diagnostic cue recognition, hypothesis generation, pharmacology safety, and risk prioritization.

Questions
85–150 Qs
Official blueprint standard
Time Limit
5 Hours
Prometric testing clock
Passing Standard
Passing Standard
Adaptive passing logit threshold
Blueprint Structure
Safe and Effective Care
Management of Care & Safety
Core Focus
Physiological Integrity
Pharm, Risk Reduction & Adaptation
Open Access
100% Free
Zero paywalls or subscriptions

Complete NCLEX-RN Curriculum

Browse all 18 interactive lessons across 5 curriculum chapters. Every lesson includes verified blueprint takeaways, common examination traps, and interactive practice checkpoints:

Chapter 1

Management of Care & Legal Practice

4 lessons • ~80 min

Master delegation scope (RN vs LPN vs UAP), assignment priorities, SBAR communication, informed consent, advance directives, legal torts, and impaired colleague reporting.

Chapter 2

Safety, Infection Control & Emergency Protocols

3 lessons • ~60 min

Examine transmission-based isolation precautions, PPE donning/doffing, sterile field maintenance, physical restraint orders, and hospital emergency responses.

Chapter 3

Health Promotion, Development & Maternal-Newborn Care

3 lessons • ~60 min

Review pediatric developmental milestones, child passenger safety, electronic fetal heart rate decelerations, preeclampsia, and postpartum hemorrhage.

Chapter 4

Psychosocial Integrity & Psychiatric Nursing

3 lessons • ~60 min

Analyze therapeutic communication, suicide lethality assessment, bipolar manic milieu management, schizophrenia hallucinations, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Chapter 5

Physiological Integrity & Acute Medical-Surgical Care

5 lessons • ~100 min

Comprehensive clinical judgment: high-alert pharmacology, fluid/electrolytes, acid-base ROME rule, cardiac emergencies (STEMI), stroke, sepsis Hour-1 bundle, and trauma.

Interactive Study Tools & Resources

Reinforce what you learn in the guide with our suite of free interactive NCLEX-RN tools:

Full Simulator

85-Question Mock Exam

Computerized adaptive simulation testing management of care, triage, emergency response, and physiological integrity.

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High-Yield Review

NCLEX Cram Cheat Sheet

Critical serum lab values, high-alert drug antidotes, infection control precautions, and EKG cardiac rhythms.

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Structured Roadmap

6-Week Study Plan

Structured 6-week clinical review plan featuring daily question sets and first-5-minute Pearson VUE dump sheets.

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Flashcards

Free NCLEX-RN Flashcards

Client Needs drills from the practice bank — flip, shuffle, known/unknown. Free, no login; not CAT.

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