{"id":18641,"date":"2018-03-26T07:22:10","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T12:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=18641"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:08","slug":"understanding-nclex-pn-changes-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/nclex\/understanding-nclex-pn-changes-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding NCLEX-PN\u00ae Changes for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a PN student planning to take the NCLEX-PN this year, there\u2019s a test plan change from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsbn.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Council of State Boards of Nursing<\/a>\u00a0that you should know about. Client-needs category questions have changed, and this table tells you which types of questions appear most on the 2017 exam versus the 2014 exam.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"737\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><b>Client Needs<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><b>Percentage 2014<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><b>Percentage 2017<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Coordinated Care<\/td>\n<td>16\u201322%<\/td>\n<td>18\u201324%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Safety &amp; Infection Control<\/td>\n<td>10\u201316%<\/td>\n<td>10\u201316%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Health Promotion &amp; Maintenance<\/td>\n<td>7\u201313%<\/td>\n<td>6\u201312%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Psychosocial Integrity<\/td>\n<td>8\u201314%<\/td>\n<td>9\u201315%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Basic Care &amp; Comfort<\/td>\n<td>7\u201313%<\/td>\n<td>7\u201313%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pharmacological Therapies<\/td>\n<td>11\u201317%<\/td>\n<td>10\u201316%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reduction of Risk Potential<\/td>\n<td>10\u201316%<\/td>\n<td>9\u201315%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Physiological Adaptation<\/td>\n<td>7\u201313%<\/td>\n<td>7\u201313%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_promobox  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Kaplan\u2019s ready to help guide you<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nIn preparation for these NCLEX-PN changes, Kaplan Nursing will be revising the NCLEX-PN review course in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Updating all Kaplan study materials<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Adding resources for even more practice and review<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenge questions for the review course sessions<\/li>\n<li>Three Question Trainers of various lengths and level of difficulty, organized from easy to difficult and from shorter to longer\n<ul>\n<li>Question Trainer 1: 50-item test added in the initial release<\/li>\n<li>Question Trainer 2: 85-item test added in the initial release<\/li>\n<li>Question Trainer 3: 205-item test added as follow-up later this spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Adding prescriptive information to the final review course session<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>Review course faculty will assist you with planning your continued preparation after you complete the review class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Increasing engagement with the addition of 300+ newly recorded content videos<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-yes   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nGet ahead of the curve, excel at the updated NCLEX-PN with Kaplan&#8217;s NCLEX-PN Prep.<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-right ' ><a href='https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/nclex-pn'  class='avia-button  avia-color-theme-color   avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-right '   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Start Today<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nFor more information on how Kaplan can help you master the new version of the\u00a0NCLEX-PN, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/nursing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.kaptest.com\/nursing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><em><strong><b>NCLEX-RN<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>NCLEX-PN<\/b>\u00a0are registered trademarks of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. Test names are the property of the respective trademark holders, none of whom endorse or are affiliated with Kaplan.<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a PN student planning to take the NCLEX-PN this year, there\u2019s a test plan change from\u00a0The National Council of State Boards of Nursing\u00a0that you should know about. 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