Difference between CR and CPR

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This is my first time writing an article (a short one at that) and this is targeted for those who haven't taken the test yet. If you already know this, then don't read it. It's not the best written article but please bear with me.

CPR doesn't stand for CardioPulmonary Resuscitation, it stands for Candidate Performance Report. When I was web surfing, I found a thread that led to this site and someone said that they got a CPR even though they passed. That person should've gotten the candidate report. I'm not asking a question here, I made this thread solely to tell others who haven't taken the NCLEX to know the difference between the two.

CR stands for Candidate Report. If you received this, it means that you passed the test. It would say "(Your name), an NCLEX examination applicant for California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, HAS PASSED the NCLEX-PN." They'll attach more documents on how to get your nursing license.

CPR is different from the Candidate Report. If this is what you received, it means that you failed the exam. It's a two-page document which includes your strengths and weakness. On the second page, you'll see how you did on each of the content areas. It'll say, "above the passing standard," "near the passing standard," and "below the passing standard."

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Near passing in all subjects subjects...but how close..a little confused

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Near passing in all subjects subjects...but how close..a little confused

Maybe it's the number of questions that you got right and the ones you got wrong. There must be a number of questions you need in order to pass that area.

https://www.ncsbn.org/Sample_CPR_PN.pdf

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Thanks. I'll look over that website.

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Maybe it's the number of questions that you got right and the ones you got wrong. There must be a number of questions you need in order to pass that area.

https://www.ncsbn.org/Sample_CPR_PN.pdf

It's not a number but passing a statistically significant percentage of higher cognitive level questions above the passing line with a 95% confidence interval. (And I know people who thought stats were useless).

It's not as simple as 75 questions, 7 domains must correctly answer 9 of 10 of questions in each domain. It's much more involved with statistics and cognitive level of the questions. Each question type has higher and lower levels. Each domain and subject area had higher and lower questions. Trying to over simplify will only make you crazy.

Learn content, focus on areas near or below the passing standards but don't neglect the above passing domains. (Hurst, Saunders are known to focus on content)

Work on test taking strategies and methods to attacks and break down the questions to determine the best answer. Kaplan is one company that focuses more on test taking strategies.

Know that many of these questions were developed as a result of statistical analysis of errors made by new grad nurses. So the easy answer is not always the best answer. You need to use your content knowledge, application of concepts, and critical thinking skills to succeed

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