How much of the NCLEX-RN is Basic Care and Comfort?

6–12% of the items, under the 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan. The exam is adaptive — between 85 and 150 items — so the count you meet depends on how long your exam runs.

Is there a passing score on the NCLEX?

Not as a percentage. The exam is computer-adaptive and ends when the computer is 95% sure your ability is above or below the passing standard, a level NCSBN sets rather than a number of correct answers.

Is this the official NCLEX?

No. These are original practice questions written for study from the categories in the published test plan. The official exam is administered by NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing).

NCLEX-RN Basic Care and Comfort practice test

ADLs, nutrition, elimination, mobility, positioning, non-drug comfort.

6–12% of the real exam 85–150 items, adaptive 2026 test plan

NCLEX-RN — Basic Care and Comfort Question 1 of 10

Which nursing action reduces the risk of a catheter-associated urinary tract infection?

What this section asks

The physical fundamentals: helping with activities of daily living, feeding by tube, keeping skin intact, managing elimination, positioning a client for a procedure or for circulation, and relieving discomfort without a medication. Small category, high yield — the facts are concrete and the same handful of positions, diets and pressure-injury rules come back repeatedly.

Activities of daily livingNutrition and therapeutic dietsTube feedingBowel and bladder eliminationSkin integrity and pressure injuriesPositioning and mobilitySleep, rest and non-pharmacological pain reliefAssistive devices

Frequently asked

How much of the NCLEX-RN is Basic Care and Comfort?: 6–12% of the items, under the 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan. The exam is adaptive — between 85 and 150 items — so the count you meet depends on how long your exam runs.
Is there a passing score on the NCLEX?: Not as a percentage. The exam is computer-adaptive and ends when the computer is 95% sure your ability is above or below the passing standard, a level NCSBN sets rather than a number of correct answers.
Is this the official NCLEX?: No. These are original practice questions written for study from the categories in the published test plan. The official exam is administered by NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing).

Other NCLEX-RN sections

Mixed practice test Management of Care Safety and Infection Prevention and Control Health Promotion and Maintenance Psychosocial Integrity Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Reduction of Risk Potential Physiological Adaptation

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the date it was read. Requirements change; if a source has moved on since that date, the source is right and this page is out of date.

NCSBN — 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan (PDF, effective April 1, 2026) Read August 27, 2026
NCLEX.com — Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) Read August 27, 2026
NCLEX.com — Fees & Payment Read August 27, 2026
NCLEX.com — Test Plans (effective dates) Read August 27, 2026

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