About the Iowa NCLEX exam
Iowa Board of Nursing. Like every state, Iowa adopts the federal standards as a baseline and adds state-specific requirements, fees, and procedures.
- NCLEX + state licensing fee: approximately $200 NCLEX fee + $123 IA fee.
- State nursing board: Iowa Board of Nursing.
- Iowa is an NLC member; Iowa was one of the original states to join the Nurse Licensure Compact.
To get started, read the official Iowa handbook (linked above), practice with the tests on this page until you consistently score above 70%, and then schedule your exam with the Iowa Board of Nursing.
What's in the Iowa exam: Practice questions modeled on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN), organized by client need category as defined by the NCSBN test plan.