RWhit2026 NCLEX-RN

Lessons

Official 2026 NCLEX-RN test-plan weights.

Category 1High priority

Management of Care

How you prioritize care, delegate tasks, communicate, and protect patients.

15–21%
Category 2High priority

Safety and Infection Control

Precautions, PPE, sterile technique, and keeping patients and staff safe.

10–16%
Category 3

Health Promotion and Maintenance

Normal development across the lifespan — and spotting what's abnormal.

6–12%
Category 4

Psychosocial Integrity

Mental health, therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, and coping.

6–12%
Category 5

Basic Care and Comfort

Everyday nursing care and how it connects to patient safety.

6–12%
Category 6High priority

Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

Medication classes, adverse effects, nursing assessments, antidotes, and dosage math.

13–19%
Category 7

Reduction of Risk Potential

Catching complications early — labs, procedures, and signs of deterioration.

9–15%
Category 8High priority

Physiological Adaptation

Serious medical-surgical conditions: recognize deterioration and take the first right action.

11–17%
Category 9

Emergency Preparedness & Bioterrorism

Recognizing and responding to biological, chemical, and radiological events, and the nurse's role in disaster response.

Within Safety & Infection Control
Category 10

Pass the NCLEX: Strategies & Priority Frameworks

The test-taking strategies and decision frameworks used by popular NCLEX review programs: how to dissect a question, choose between two good answers, and apply priority frameworks every time.

Within Management of Care