Kaplan review is approximately $400 and is available thru their website.

Anybody used ncsbn learning extension?

I figured I'd use this for NCLEX prep as these are the guys who write the exam questions, right? Or does anyone know different?

Originally Posted by letina

I figured I'd use this for NCLEX prep as these are the guys who write the exam questions, right? Or does anyone know different?

Tina, use Saunders as it gives a better review of the correct and incorrect answers. This is the one that we used in my school, and all have passed that used it..............

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Tina, use Saunders as it gives a better review of the correct and incorrect answers. This is the one that we used in my school, and all have passed that used it..............

Hi Suzanne,
Yes, I took your earlier advice and have Saunders Q&A Review for NCLEX-RN Edition 2 including CD-Rom with 3500 practice questions. I am working with this but just didn't want to 'put all my eggs in one basket' so to speak. Or would you advise concentrating on just the one (Saunders)? and not bother with any of the others?
Tina

the site you listed wwww.ncsbn.org

it will not let you go to it any other way to get there?

Originally Posted by cjmmsn98

Hope you all do not mind- I teach a NCLEX coaching course at the BSN level, and felt like I wanted to tell you about the # of questions you get and what that actually means.

The NCLEX adapts to your skill level. The first questions that are presented to you are determining your ability level. Once your ability level is determined, the questions are presented in increasing level of difficulty/decreasing difficulty until you have answered enough questions for the computer to determine (with 95% statistical certainty) that you have met the passing standard.

The minimum number of questions you will have is 75 (60 questions plus 15 pilot items). You will not be able to distibguish pilot items from "real" items. SO, if you get 265 items, that means the computer has not yet determined that you have met the passing standard at the 95% confidence level. There is no random number of candidates that get the exam with 265- that is a myth.

The test is now 6 hours long, and you should take your time. Rushingthrough the questions will most likely lead to failure, because each one you get wrong due to guessing means the next question is easier, and then on and on, until you fail because you are guessing at them all. Take your time to think each question through and choose the best answer.

If you visit http://wwww.ncsbn.org you will find the explanation of CAT and scoring.

NCLEX is given throughout the US and its territoiries, so the same format is used and the same question bank is used across the US.

ANd I have a question for those of you that have recently taken the NCLEX-
about how many alternate format items did you get, and what type were they? Please email me privately, and thanks!

Catherine M., MS, RN, NCSN,AE-C

Originally Posted by cjmmsn98

Hope you all do not mind- I teach a NCLEX coaching course at the BSN level, and felt like I wanted to tell you about the # of questions you get and what that actually means.

The NCLEX adapts to your skill level. The first questions that are presented to you are determining your ability level. Once your ability level is determined, the questions are presented in increasing level of difficulty/decreasing difficulty until you have answered enough questions for the computer to determine (with 95% statistical certainty) that you have met the passing standard.

The minimum number of questions you will have is 75 (60 questions plus 15 pilot items). You will not be able to distibguish pilot items from "real" items. SO, if you get 265 items, that means the computer has not yet determined that you have met the passing standard at the 95% confidence level. There is no random number of candidates that get the exam with 265- that is a myth.

The test is now 6 hours long, and you should take your time. Rushingthrough the questions will most likely lead to failure, because each one you get wrong due to guessing means the next question is easier, and then on and on, until you fail because you are guessing at them all. Take your time to think each question through and choose the best answer.

If you visit http://wwww.ncsbn.org you will find the explanation of CAT and scoring.

NCLEX is given throughout the US and its territoiries, so the same format is used and the same question bank is used across the US.

ANd I have a question for those of you that have recently taken the NCLEX-
about how many alternate format items did you get, and what type were they? Please email me privately, and thanks!

Catherine M., MS, RN, NCSN,AE-C

can you explain near passing standard for me as i did this exam twice and the results indicated this in all areas. Thank you

HESI test....

So the HESI test really gives an indication of how well you will do on boards? We just took it and I found out that I scored in the top 3 in my class of over 50. My score ended up being equal to a 97.

Originally Posted by cjmmsn98

You are welcome-
If the test shuts off at 75 questions, you were either doing very well or doing very poorly, because the computer was able to determine very quickly that you either met or did not meet the passing standard with 95% certainty. You won't know either way until you get your official results.

Our university uses the HESI exit exam to determine the probablility of students' passing NCLEX. It has a very high prediction correlation with passing NCLEX. Our school's pass rate is 98%.

I don't know the NET test, you can talk with your advisor or dean to find out if this test is also predictive of passing NCLEX.
Good luck to you- we need as many great nurses as we can find!

Congrats- that's great! Yes, Hesi is an indicator of how you'll do on the boards. The questions are similar, and so is the format. But, I would still keep studying and focussing on the sections you maybe weak in. Mine was maternity and mental health. But, honestly I had maybe 2 questions in maternity, and like 10 in mental health- but it will vary for each person. Good luck!!

Originally Posted by fireangel

So the HESI test really gives an indication of how well you will do on boards? We just took it and I found out that I scored in the top 3 in my class of over 50. My score ended up being equal to a 97.

Nclex

Our school in California, uses the ATI tests. A lot of the other schools are using them now also. Does anyone know about theses? Are they a predictor for passing the NCLEX?

hello

Hi there,

I'm a Canadian and a newly grad as well. I studied the RPN program here in Canada (which is equal to LPN in the U.S) and would like to know if I could take the NCLEX exam in California. I would also like to know if you or anyone you know also offers a course there in the U.S in preparation to taking the NCLEX PN exam. I'm planning to move to California that's why I'm very interested in knowing these things. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Ann