How much of the NCLEX-RN is Reduction of Risk Potential?

9–15% 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 Reduction of Risk Potential practice test

Vital sign trends, lab and diagnostic results, pre- and post-procedure care.

9–15% of the real exam 85–150 items, adaptive 2026 test plan

NCLEX-RN — Reduction of Risk Potential Question 1 of 10

A postoperative client reports new unilateral calf pain with swelling and warmth. What should the nurse do?

What this section asks

Stopping a complication before it becomes one: noticing the trend in vital signs, knowing which lab result needs a call, preparing a client for a procedure and watching them afterwards, and managing the tubes and lines — nasogastric, urinary, peripheral IV — that every unit runs on. Many items are “which finding should the nurse report”, which is really a question about what normal looks like.

Vital sign changes and trendsLaboratory values and diagnostic testsPreoperative and postoperative careModerate sedationSpecimen collectionNG tubes, urinary catheters, peripheral IVsVenous return devicesProcedure-related complications

Frequently asked

How much of the NCLEX-RN is Reduction of Risk Potential?: 9–15% 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 Basic Care and Comfort Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies Physiological Adaptation

Sources

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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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