NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review

A structured, exam-style review of the NCLEX-RN test plan for nursing graduates.

A comprehensive review course for nursing graduates preparing for the NCLEX-RN. It works through the Client Needs categories of the NCLEX-RN test plan with case-based reasoning, clinical judgement practice and exam-style questions. This is an educational review course: it does not award a nursing qualification or licence, eligibility to sit the NCLEX-RN is granted by your state board of nursing or nursing regulatory body, and clinical skills must be learned and assessed in person on an approved nursing programme.

35h 2 certificates available

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Curriculum

Two complete tracks. Study either or both — each has its own exam and certificate.

A structured, exam-style review of the NCLEX-RN test plan for nursing graduates.

Build a safe, structured NCLEX-RN preparation strategy using the applicable NCSBN test plan, Client Needs categories, computerized adaptive testing principles, and clinical judgment methods. Examination information is framed for the 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan, effective April 2026 through March 2029; candidates must verify the plan and candidate rules applicable to their examination date. This review supports preparation for entry-level RN practice. It awards no nursing qualification or licence and does not establish examination eligibility or replace an approved nursing programme or supervised clinical education.

Client Needs Categories, Integrated Processes and Entry-Level RN Expectations Lab40 min
Computerized Adaptive Testing: Item Range, Time Limits and Stopping Rules Lab35 min
Traditional and Next Generation NCLEX Formats, Case Studies and Scoring Principles Lab40 min
The Six Clinical Judgment Functions in an Unfolding Patient Case Lab45 min
Diagnostic Practice Set, Evidence-Based Study Planning and Scope of This Review Lab45 min

You will learn to

Apply the NCLEX-RN Client Needs framework and entry-level registered nursing scope to prioritize safe, evidence-informed care across the lifespan and care settings.
Use the six clinical judgment functions—recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action and evaluate outcomes—to reason through unfolding clinical cases.
Make defensible decisions about care coordination, delegation, informed consent, ethical practice, infection prevention and protection from harm.
Integrate health promotion, psychosocial support, fundamental nursing care and medication safety into individualized, culturally responsive plans of care.
Interpret assessment findings, laboratory results and diagnostic information to identify complications, manage urgent physiological problems and evaluate responses to interventions.
Complete original NCLEX-style questions and case studies, explain answer rationales and use performance analysis to implement an individualized examination preparation plan.

Prerequisites

• Completion of, or current enrolment in, an approved nursing programme

Format

50 lessons · ~35 hours · 0-question exam

Careers this prepares you for

Registered Nurse (after licensure)
Graduate nurse
Nurse resident

How you study

Every lesson pairs an in-depth video with written notes, key takeaways, a hands-on lab, exercises and a quiz. Work at your own pace, then sit the final examination for your Erudex certificate.

NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review

Curriculum

Module 11. NCLEX-RN Foundations and Clinical Judgment

Module 22. Management of Care

Module 33. Safety and Infection Prevention and Control

Module 44. Health Promotion and Maintenance Across the Lifespan

Module 55. Psychosocial Integrity

Module 66. Basic Care and Comfort

Module 77. Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

Module 88. Reduction of Risk Potential

Module 99. Physiological Adaptation and Complex Clinical Emergencies

Module 1010. Intensive Comprehensive Review and Clinical Judgment Capstone

Careers this prepares you for

How you study