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No - and you should be wary of any site claiming otherwise. Every question here is original, written to mirror the style, difficulty, and judgment the real CNE exam tests. Each one comes with a plain-language explanation of why the right answer is right and the others aren't.

The CNE exam spans 8 domains: Facilitate Learning (36% of the exam); Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization (14% of the exam); Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies (14% of the exam); Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes (10% of the exam); Function as a Change Agent and Leader (7% of the exam); Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Academic Nurse Educator Role (7% of the exam); Engage in Scholarship (5% of the exam); Function within the Organizational Environment and the Academic Community (7% of the exam). Every practice question on this site is tagged to one of these domains.

The domains are not weighted equally on the exam. By share of the marks: Facilitate Learning 36%; Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization 14%; Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies 14%; Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes 10%; Function as a Change Agent and Leader 7%; Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Academic Nurse Educator Role 7%; Function within the Organizational Environment and the Academic Community 7%; Engage in Scholarship 5%.

The CNE exam has 150 questions and is completed in 3 hours. Our timed practice mirrors that length and pacing, so exam day feels familiar.

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