The exam's content is based on client needs:

Physiological Integrity
Basic Care and Comfort: 6-12 percent of NCLEX questions
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies: 13-19 percent of NCLEX questions
Reduction of Risk Potential: 13-19 percent of NCLEX questions
Physiological Adaptation: 11-17 percent of NCLEX questions
Safe Effective Care Environment
Management of Care: 13-19 percent of NCLEX questions
Safety and Infection Control: 8-14 percent of NCLEX questions
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Life Span, Growth and Development: 7-12 percent of NCLEX questions
Prevention and Early Detection of Disease: 5-11 percent of NCLEX questions
Psychosocial Integrity
Coping and Adaptation: 5-11 percent of NCLEX questions
Psychosocial Adaptation: 5-11 percent of NCLEX questions