For instructors
Free NZ IQN Exam Practice for Your Class
200 NZ IQN Exam practice questions with explanations, set as class practice in a minute. You see every student's progress and what the class keeps missing.
Create a free NZ IQN Exam classOr see the NZ IQN Exam practice test first.
How a class works
Step 1
Make the class
Sign in, pick NZ IQN Exam and name the class. It takes under a minute.
Step 2
Post one link
Put the class link in your LMS, a slide or a group chat. Students join with just the name you know them by.
Step 3
See what to reteach
Open the class page for scores, who practiced, and the topics and questions the class misses most.
What your students practice
The IQN theoretical examination is the first test of competence the Nursing Council of New Zealand (Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa) asks of internationally qualified nurses who need one before registration; the clinical competence assessment (OSCE) follows. The registered nurse exam is 120 computer-based multiple-choice questions, each with one correct answer, in 165 minutes at a Pearson test centre in New Zealand or overseas: Part A, Medication safety, 12 questions in 30 minutes including medicine calculations with an on-screen calculator, and Part B, Nursing knowledge, 108 questions in 135 minutes linked to the Council's standards of competence. Results come within 24 hours as Pass or Fail for each part; no pass mark is published. You have six months from the invitation and three attempts, and a failed part is re-sat on its own.
Tigertest's practice follows the Nursing Council's IQN theoretical examination handbook (version 1.5, October 2026) and the 2025 standards of competence for registered nurses. Students train in short sets where missed questions come back until they are mastered, then take full practice tests.
- Part A: Medication safety
- Māori health and cultural safety
- Communication and information
- Assessment and escalation
- Clinical care and medicines
- People-centred care and consent
- Leadership and accountability
Questions teachers ask
Is the NZ IQN Exam class free?
Yes. Classes are free for teachers. A student in your class also gets that test's full stats and every step of it at no charge.
Do my students need accounts?
No. A student opens your class link, types the name you know them by and starts practicing. An account is optional and keeps their progress across devices.
What do I see as the teacher?
Who practiced and when, each student's practice test scores, the NZ IQN Exam topics the class is weakest on, and every question the class answered with how many missed it and which wrong answer they picked.
Can I use my own questions too?
Yes. Any account can turn its own material into a Tigertest quiz and limit it to one class, so only your students can play it.