BASIC NURSING CARE I
[620419]

Test Specifications (PDF)

Purpose: Assesses students' understanding of the fundamentals of nursing care, with an emphasis on utilizing the nursing process. Includes questions on health promotion and prevention, psychosocial health, and professional accountability. Also addresses basic client needs for nutrition, safety, comfort, activity, and rest.

Format: 125-item, four-option, multiple-choice. Twenty-five items of these items are for experimental purposes and not included in the scoring. Available in online and paper formats.

Administration: Schedule after completion of course work in nursing fundamentals as described in the test purpose above. Basic Nursing Care I may be given by itself or in conjunction with Basic Nursing Care II.

Scoring: A total score and two subscores are provided.

Care Management: 76 items
Relationship Skills: 24 items

Normative data are based on the performance of students in RN programs.

NLN Member Price $15
Non-NLN Member Price $20

BASIC NURSING CARE II - Revised
[641204]

Test Specifications (PDF)

Purpose: Assesses students' understanding of the fundamentals of nursing care, with an emphasis on setting priorities and critical thinking. Care of physiological needs (including oxygenation and the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance) and special needs (including preparation for surgery and diagnostic testing) are included. Also addresses the principles of medication administration.

Format: 125-item, four-option, multiple-choice. Twenty-five of these items are for experimental purposes and not included in the scoring.Available in online and paper formats.

Administration: Schedule after students' completion of course work in nursing fundamentals as described in the test purpose above. Basic Nursing Care II may be given by itself or in conjunction with Basic Nursing Care I.

Scoring: A total score and subscores are provided.

Care Management: 80 items
Relationship Skills: 20 items

Normative data are based on the performance of students in RN programs.

NLN Member Price $15
Non-NLN Member Price $20

CRITICAL THINKING IN CLINICAL NURSING PRACTICE - RN
[OTACHI880501]

Information Bulletin (PDF)

Purpose: Assesses the critical thinking skills of nursing students in the context of nursing practice. This test evaluates students on 19 critical thinking behaviors, which measure these five critical thinking skills: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation. Items are written in the framework of the nursing process and address nine nursing content areas including research, legal/ethical, leadership, health promotion/risk management, and therapeutic communication.

Format: 120-item, four-option, multiple-choice.

Administration: Can be administered in two and one-half hours. Schedule at the completion of the educational program.

Scoring: A total score and four subscores are provided in the areas of critical thinking skills, nursing content, nursing process, and safe, effective care environment.

Norms have been computed so that faculty can compare the performance of their students with that of students in other programs throughout the country. The test report for the Critical Thinking in Clinical Nursing Practice-RN exam consists of a total score and four subscores. Since no test is a perfect predictor, these scores should not be used in isolation for decision-making purposes. The report provides the total number correct, the percentage correct, and the corresponding percentile rank. The percentile rank indicates the percentage of students falling at or below a specific score in the normative sample. This enables faculty to compare the performance of their students with a national sample. Subscores are reported to provide diagnostic information and to suggest areas that may require further study.

Two copies of each individual diagnostic profile are routinely provided, one for the examinee and one for faculty analysis. A summary report for the group is also furnished, together with a record of each student's incorrect or omitted responses. Item descriptors for all test questions are provided. When ten or more students take the test at a given time, the report from NLN will include an analysis of theresponses of that particular group. For each item, the report will indicate the number of students in the group who answered the question correctly, the number of students who answered the question incorrectly, and the number of students who omitted the question. Item descriptors for all test questions will accompany the test report.

NLN Member Price $35
Non-NLN Member Price $40

NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
[560112]

Test Specifications (PDF)

Purpose: Assesses students' understanding of concepts related to the delivery of culturally competent nursing care for children and their families in a variety of health care settings.  Includes relevant items on nutrition, pharmacology, and interpersonal relationships during growth and development.

Format: 125-item, four-option, multiple-choice. Twenty-five of these items are for experimental purposes and not included in the scoring. Available in online and paper formats.

Administration: Schedule after completion of course work in child health nursing.

Scoring: A total score and three subscores are provided.Growth and Development/ Health Promotion: 32 items
Acute Health Deviations: 44 items
Chronic and Disabling Health Deviations: 24 items

Separate normative data are provided and based on the performance of students in associate and baccalaureate degree nursing programs. Data are also provided for combined RN programs.

NLN Member Price $15
Non-NLN Member Price $20

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