LPN to AAS-N Assessment

Exams are scored electronically. Students can run an NLN Student Score Report, which will provide results by the date of examination through the testing services program.

Students will register with NLN and purchase their exams (they can be purchased at the same time or separately). Proctoring is available 24 hours per day / 7 days per week. Students log on, are required to do an environmental scan, and are put into a lockdown browser. Participants do not need to pre-schedule when they want to take each test.

Students will purchase the exam in the NLN Online Store and pay by credit card, PayPal, or ACH.

NLN Exams Required for Admission to Jackson College Transition Program:

• FN1.2 Foundations of Nursing (NACE v1.2) Proctoring 360 Exam – Cost: $86
• RNPCN RN Pharmacology in Clinical Nursing Proctoring 360 Exam – Cost: $51

Steps to Register and Pay:

Click My Assessments to launch your exams

Read the NLN Test Candidate Guide to Testing Online with Proctor 360

Create an NLN account here

Leave the Details field blank

Click E-mail Link to set up a password

Add exams to cart and follow instructions to pay

Students are encouraged to purchase the study materials found on the Student Guide for NLN Assessments web page under the Select and Purchase a Virtual Exam or Study Materials tab.

Review topics include (but are not limited to):

• Moral / Ethical / Legal Issues
• Basic Health Needs (Physiologic Needs, Psychosocial Needs)
• Communication
• General Principles of Medication Administration

The NLN Admission Assessment Tests must be successfully completed as one condition of admission to the Nursing Program.

• If either test is failed, there must be a minimum of 30 days before the second attempt to allow for remediation.
• If the second attempt is failed, there must be a minimum of one year between attempts to allow for remediation.
• Alternatively, the student may elect to apply for admission in the AAS-N generic entry option.

Students should plan on taking the NLN Admission Assessments by the time of submission of application.

• Spring semester (January start) – by October 1
• Fall semester (August start) – by May 31

Applicants should plan to test early enough to allow time for remediation and retesting if requisite scores of 75 are not achieved.

The NLN Admissions Tests must be completed by:

• May 31: for Fall AAS-N applicants
• October 1: for Spring AAS-N applicants

The NLN Admissions Tests are designed to assess an applicant’s academic readiness and help predict success in the AAS-N nursing program.

• Achieving the required cut scores affords students 11 Competency-Based Education (CBE) credits toward the AAS-N Degree.
• Students who do not meet standard scores of 75 or higher on each respective exam after two attempts must apply for admission in the AAS-N generic entry option.
• There is no guarantee of admission regardless of completion of minimum course requirements or point rubric total. Admission is competitive.

Foundations of Nursing includes questions involving clients with common health problems. The Nursing Process (Assessing, Analyzing, Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating) is applied throughout the test. Questions reflect situations across long-term, acute, chronic, rehabilitative, and end-of-life care settings.

Pharmacology Exams include scored and trial questions (students will not know which is which). Content is divided into three areas:

• Calculations
• Principles of Medication Administration
• Medication Effects