Next Generation NCLEX®

As your trusted partner in preparing students for NCLEX success, Elsevier wants to help you stay up to date with the latest developments related to the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN).

Be sure to bookmark this website as your one-stop destination for all things NGN — from breaking news from the NCSBN, to strategies for incorporating more clinical judgment activities into your curriculum, and everything in between.

NCLEX New Item Types

New Item Types Overview

The NCSBN has introduced a new format for the NCLEX® exam set to launch in April 2023. The Next Generation NCLEX exam includes a new case study-based format and 15 new question types. The NGN Explainer videos offer a great overview, with visual representations of all the questions and item types!

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Products

Elsevier offers a complete, end-to-end solution with the authoritative and consistent content and digital solutions required to help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to excel on the NCLEX and in practice.  

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Events

We're connecting with industry leaders to host webinars that provide you with the latest information and tools you need to prepare for what's next. See what’s coming for NGN online events or view our recording archive.  

NGN events

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Expertise

At Elsevier Education, we work closely with educators to understand trends and challenges across disciplines and specialties. That’s why we’re always working to provide you with relevant resources and educational content that you can use in your classroom.        

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NGN for All

Elsevier is proud to introduce NGN for All—an initiative to get all students ready for the types of questions they’ll receive on the Next Generation NCLEX®. NGN questions will now be integrated and available in everyone’s HESI Next Generation exams where content is available. Once students complete an exam, they’ll see reporting on how they performed on these new questions. While these new items are optional and won’t impact final HESI scores, they allow you to prepare students early and put your program one step ahead towards being NGN-ready.

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Phase 1: Focus on Clinical Judgment

In Fall 2021, our NGN experts encourage educators to introduce clinical judgment as the thinking process that builds on the nursing process. Explore our expertise below to prepare your students for NGN success in this first phase.

Discover digital solutions to get students thinking like a nurse with clinical judgment:

Phase 2: Introduction to the New NGN Items

Faculty are encouraged to continue with activities outlined in Phase 1 in more complex contexts and practice new NGN test item formats with students. Elsevier has incorporated new item types in several digital solutions:

Learn more from our experts on navigating the new NGN item types:

Phase 3: Readiness for the NGN

In the final phase leading up to the release of the NGN, faculty should begin to gradually include case studies and NGN test item formats on course exams as graded items.