question about Candidate Performance Report(CPR)

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I have question about CPR. I saw people post some confused about their CPR. They have all 8 categories "near the passing level" and failed the exam. I also saw people wrote that they have some "above the passing level" and some "near the passing level" with one or two "below the passing level" and failed the exam.

I google a lot of information about the CPR and how is it represent. But I'm still confuse.

Is anyone had CPR with some "above the passing level" and some "near the passing level" with NO "below the passing level" and failed the exam? Do we must have all 8 categories above passing level?

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

I don't know what Candidate Performance Reports are, is this a local thing for your nursing program?

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

The CPR is a report generated after you take the NCLEX that tells you how well you did. It breaks down your responses across the various categories, and if you failed the NCLEX, you know what basic areas you need to work on.

As far as I can recall, all areas have to be above passing standard to pass. Anything that's at, near, or below standard is considered a fail and one area or all 8 that are at, near, or below standard = fail. That's how I understand the way it's done.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

As mentioned by the previous poster you must get a pass in all areas.

Moved to the NCLEX forum

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

All areas must be above to pass. Any one area at , near or below the passing line equals a failure.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Thank you Akula. I took the paper and pencil boards back in the dinosaur age! We had to pass the 5 separate exams in different areas, which pretty much told us where we were weak, lol.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
Thank you Akula. I took the paper and pencil boards back in the dinosaur age! We had to pass the 5 separate exams in different areas, which pretty much told us where we were weak, lol.

You're welcome. I've heard the stories about such testing and (even worse) having to wait months for results. The previous licensing exam I took was pencil & paper and with that, I could go back and change an answer. The NCLEX was the first Computer Adaptive exam I've ever taken... and that was very different compared to anything I've ever taken before.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Not to mention they were only offered twice a year. Mess up for any reason, had to wait 6 months to retake, and could not work as a grad nurse during the time.

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Specializes in psych/dementia.

Per Kaplan, you do NOT have to pass all sections to pass. I also found this on the NCSBN site "The NCLEX is not graded in sections - only overall performance on the exam determines your pass/fail status. "

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Very true. I did not pass all sections myself. Kaplan did help get me ready for the exam: they told us we needed 50% over all to pass. Why h seemed odd. And a 57%-62% on the trainers would mean we had a good chance of passing. Idk for sure but they really did help us get into a more appropriate way of thinking like a floor nurse.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I suggest checkout the NCSBN website and read up on the exam and what is required. Here is one section https://www.ncsbn.org/4700.htm

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
Very true. I did not pass all sections myself. Kaplan did help get me ready for the exam: they told us we needed 50% over all to pass. Why h seemed odd. And a 57%-62% on the trainers would mean we had a good chance of passing. Idk for sure but they really did help us get into a more appropriate way of thinking like a floor nurse.

How do you know you didn't pass all sections? Those that pass the NCLEX are not given CP reports or told how they did in any area. Only those that fail are sent details on how they performed in the exam.

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