What does NGN stand for?
What does it mean?
NGN stands for Next Generation NCLEX. The NGN is a planned revision to go in effect April 2023, where 10% of the NCLEX exam will include new, long form question types that will test a nursing graduates clinical reasoning skills.
These new question types will include the below:
Extended Multiple Response Extended Drag and Drop Cloze Enhanced Hot Spot Matrix/Grid
The NGN Project
The NGN launched on April 1, 2023 to better measure nursing candidates’ clinical judgment and decision making abilities through the use of innovative item types. The need to measure this stemmed from information gathered during the 2013-2014 NCSBN Strategic Practice Analysis, which showed newly licensed nurses are increasingly expected to make complex decisions while caring for patients.
NCLEX is the world’s premier licensure exam and uses computerized adaptive testing (CAT) technology to deliver the exam, ensuring a valid and reliable measurement of nursing competence.