Navigate to a website that offers NCLEX practice exams. Both the NCLEX Reviews and Test Prep Review websites (see Resources) offer free NCLEX practice tests. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing offers a comprehensive review for the NCLEX, which includes practice exams and access to the NCSBN information database, for a fee. As of December 2010, the fees are: $50 for a 3 week course, $70 for a 5 week course, $100 for an 8 week course and $160 for the 15 week course.
Access the NCLEX practice exams on the site of your choice. Tests are labeled as "NCLEX Practice Tests" or "NCLEX Practice Exams."
Take the test, marking down your answers as you go. The questions on the test are multiple choice and include choices A, B, C and D. The correct answers may include more than one choice per question.
Grade your test using the answer key found at the bottom of the page.