Free practice questions, by topic
Nursing practice test topics
Pick a topic to study it in depth, or take the mixed practice exam to work across all eight at once. Every question is original, explains its answer, and cites a real clinical source. Prefer to review first? Start with the nursing study guides.
PHARM
Pharmacology
Drug classes, safe dosing, and the side effects that show up on every exam.
MEDSURG
Medical-Surgical
Adult health across body systems — the core of NCLEX-style practice.
PEDS
Pediatrics
Growth, development, and family-centered care from infancy to adolescence.
OB
OB & Maternity
Antepartum through postpartum, labor, and newborn assessment.
PSYCH
Mental Health
Therapeutic communication, crisis care, and psychiatric conditions.
FUND
Fundamentals
Safety, infection control, mobility, and the basics done right.
DOSE
Dosage Calculations
Fill-in dosage problems with worked solutions, step by step.
LEAD
Leadership & Management
Delegation, prioritization, and assignment questions.
MIXED
Mixed practice exam
Questions drawn from all eight topics in one sitting — the closest thing here to a full NCLEX-style practice run. Start it now, no account needed.
Frequently asked questions
8 — pharmacology, medical-surgical, pediatrics, OB & maternity, mental health, fundamentals, dosage calculations, and leadership & management — plus a mixed practice exam that draws from all eight at once.
Both, at different points. Practicing one topic at a time is the fastest way to build or shore up a specific weak area; the mixed practice exam interleaves all eight topics in one sitting, which is closer to how the real exam mixes content and tests whether you can switch subjects question to question.
Yes — every topic's practice questions are free, and you can start immediately with no account. A free account adds score tracking and shows you which topics need more work.
Our questions currently use the core NCLEX-style formats — multiple choice, select-all-that-apply (SATA), ordered response, and dosage fill-in. We don't yet offer the newer Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) case-study, bowtie, or matrix item types.
No. NCLEX® is a registered trademark of NCSBN, which does not endorse or sponsor this site. Every question across all eight topics is original practice material written in the same style and topic areas as the real exam — not real exam items.
All material on this site is original and for practice and study only.