Library FAQs

The library offers free access to BoardVitals, an NCLEX-RN exam prep question bank. Nursing students can earn extra credit by completing questions; you will need to document how many questions you answered during the current semester. You’ll want to exclude questions answered in previous semesters. To make this easier, you may choose to archive (hide) exams from previous semesters. You can always choose to unarchive an exam or exams later. 

BoardVitals offers step-by-step instructions to help you archive exams from previous semesters. 

In BoardVitals, there are various ways to track the number of questions you’ve completed (in the online version or mobile app).

Using the dashboard 

Using My Quizzes

Using the mobile app

Troubleshooting

Note: make sure you have submitted for grading all exams you want to count for extra credit. (To submit exams for grading, click on the "Grade" button in the lower left of the exam screen - see below). Questions that have not been submitted for grading will not be counted in your total. The total will include questions you answered correctly as well as those you answered incorrectly (as long as you have submitted them for grading). You don’t need to answer questions correctly to earn extra credit for them.

For help or more information:

For more about BoardVitals, visit the library’s BoardVitals guide:  tc3.libguides.com/nursing/boardvitals or see the links in this FAQ.

For more about other NCLEX resources including print books in the library, visit the library’s NCLEX guide: tc3.libguides.com/nursing/nclex.

For assistance or troubleshooting, please contact Karla, the nursing librarian.