The University of Arizona College of Nursing (CON) cares about your successful completion of the program of study as well as your readiness and preparation for the NCLEX-RN® licensing exam.
The CON utilities Wolters Kluwer-Lippincott as our progression marking/benchmark product to ensure your success on the NCLEX-RN®.
Throughout your program you will be completing both practice (Open Check Exams) and proctored benchmark exams (Clinical Judgment Exams) to assess your readiness. The following are the content areas that may be tested throughout your program of study to best prepare you for licensing as a registered nurse:
- Fundamentals (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Nutrition (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Community Health (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Research (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Pharmacology (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Health Assessment (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Maternal-Child (Maternal-Newborn) (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Women’s Health (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Medical-Surgical I (75 questions, 1.5 min per question)
- Medical-Surgical II (75 questions, 1.5 min per question)
- Pathophysiology (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Pediatrics (nursing care of children) (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Mental Health (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Leadership (50 questions, 1.5 mins per question)
- Readiness Exam (Capstone) (100 questions, 1.5 mins per questions)
Lippincott helps track your progress through a product called PassPoint. In your final semester, you will complete a Clinical Judgment Readiness Exam that is based upon the current NCLEX-RN® test plan. The exam will provide you with details and the probability of passing the exam.
What is a Benchmark Testing System?
A benchmark testing system is a series of standardized exams given at key points during your nursing program to measure your progress and readiness for the NCLEX. These exams help identify strengths and areas for improvement, so you can stay on track for success.
The improvement plan helps you focus your studying based on your Clinical Judgment Exam results. It identifies specific content areas and clinical judgment that need more practice, so you can strengthen your performance and increase your readiness for the NCLEX. The student remediation contract is designed to encourage self-reflection and help you identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
The improvement plan report breaks down your results by client needs categories, concepts, exemplars, highlighting areas to strengthen. The AI-guided remediation provides an individualized, customized, and multimodal approach to help you fill in gaps in knowledge following the framework: 1. review content, 2. apply knowledge, and 3. (re)assess your understanding.
Lippincott® offers an assessment driven review program, along with AI directed improvement plan designed to enhance student NCLEX-RN® success.
The comprehensive program offers the following:
- NurseThink® Clinical Judgment Case Study Tables
- NurseThink® Clinical Judgment Map for RN
- NurseThink® Clinical Judgment Medication Table
- NurseThink® Clinical Judgment Plan for Care
- NurseThink® Clinical Judgment Time for RN
Data from student testing and improvement plans can be used for the program’s quality improvement and outcome evaluation.
Lippincott® information and orientation resources can be accessed from your student home page. It is highly recommended that you spend time navigating through these orientation materials.
What products are available to me?
- Lippincott Client Cases for Clinical Judgment
- NurseThink® NCLEX® Conceptual Review Guide
- Lippincott CoursePoint/CoursePoint+/Concepts Case Study (MEPN only)
- vSim for Nursing Scenario (MEPN only)
Student Responsibilities
- Completion of all benchmark assessments and remediation assignments is required for successful course completion.
- Students are not eligible to graduate until all required courses have been satisfactorily completed.
- Students will use the content-specific open check and benchmark exams to determine their baseline knowledge of the content.
- Students are expected to complete all improvement plan activities as indicated. Every student must strive for a higher level of achievement by identifying their largest opportunities for growth and building on those areas with clinically focused improvement that assists. During this process, students continually identify their areas where they have an opportunity to grow and should remediate their largest gaps by using their course textbooks, evidence-based resources, and continuing to apply their knowledge to client care them into diving into the evidence to learn more. Improvement plans are to enhance student learning and knowledge in preparation for the NCLEX-RN® exam.