by FutureUSRN

I am thinking that there must be a lot and not only 15 else everyone will get all the 15 dummy questions in their exams. The computer must have been randomly picking dummy questions from the database. Statistically, it should be more than a thousand so that the chance of having two persons who knew each other getting the same question is less.

If somebody gave a tip on NCLEX questions which he took to another, and that another happened to encounter the same questions, chances are that is a dummy question.

So there is no point of really sharing exams questions to another except for good relationship.

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

Originally Posted by FutureUSRN

I am thinking that there must be a lot and not only 15 else everyone will get all the 15 dummy questions in their exams. The computer must have been randomly picking dummy questions from the database. ....

So there is no point of really sharing exams questions to another except for good relationship.

Correct. Each person WILL get 15 pilot, or "dummy" questions, but obviously not everyone will have the same 15. Certainly it would be obvious that the Examining Board would wish to "test drive" more than 15 each year, I should think.

And you're not supposed to be sharing exam questions anyway, so that's moot

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

There are tons of questions (scored and unscored) in the database at any given time. I'm not sure why a question that popped up on two exams would be more likely to be unscored, but I do think that we should be mature enough to honor our agreement and not share exam content.

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

Well, I am working on a premise that the database contains unscored questions that is lot less than scored questions, about less than 20%. Meaning, if the database contains fewer unscored questions, then the chance of a question being given to higher than the scored question. This is only true if even 265 items contains more than 15 dummy questions. If 265 items also contains 15 dummy questions, then the probability is negligible.

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

I couldnt share what was on my exam really anyway, I swear I couldnt remember what the questions were 5 minutes after I walked out of that place. Other than maybe one or 2 of the drugs or a lab values I saw, I dont remember the questions really

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

hahaha...I don't even remember if mine stopped at 75 or at 76....I cannot even recall the last question...

I think NCLEX questions are designed to be installed in our short-term memory...lol....and then like Gov. Arnold's movie, it will be erased in our memories once the blue screen flashes.....lol.....

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

Not sure where you're going with this, but if I understand you correctly, you're asking how many pilot questions each tester would get. Each tester gets 15 questions within the first 75 questions she or he has.

Of the first 75 questions, therefore, 60 are valid, scored questions. And anything after 75 is also a valid, scored question.

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

I know! I'm always amazed at people who say, 'I had eight check-all-that apply in the first 25 questions, then four check-all-that-apply later in the exam, sixteen priority questions, fourteen med questions...'

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

Originally Posted by EricEnfermero

I know! I'm always amazed at people who say, 'I had eight check-all-that apply in the first 25 questions, then four check-all-that-apply later in the exam, sixteen priority questions, fourteen med questions...'

LOL! Yeah, I just read something like that....I'm thinking "how on EARTH did you keep track of what kind of question you had....did you put a tick mark on the whiteboard every time??" I swear, if you're paying THAT much attention to the kinds of questions you have, you might wonder if you're paying enough attention to the questions themselves?

Re: How many "dummy" questions are there in the database?

They must be truly gifted .... a counter in their brain perhaps or maybe just photographic memory at work even under stress !!!