NCSBN’s Jason Schwartz, MS, director of test development, examinations, compares and contrasts current and prior instances of the exam. The presentation highlights the six modifications made to the NCLEX examinations effective Oct. 1, 2020.

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), known as “The Lady With the Lamp,” was a British nurse, social reformer and statistician best known as the founder of modern nursing.

The modifications effective Oct. 1, 2020 include: Pretest items will be reintroduced. Each candidate will get 15 pretest items in their exam.