ERI..is it really worth it???

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Oct 11, 2007

Moved this post to LPN/LVN Corner forum to improve new member feedback.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Oct 12, 2007

I completed an LVN program in late 2005, and my class had to take the ERI as an exit exam before being allowed to take NCLEX. Back then, we had to pass with a 58. Only a handful of people were able to achieve scores of greater than 70, and the highest score in the class was 77. Back then, the national average score was 63, and my school's average score was 64.

I scored a 63, and was able to pass NCLEX on the first attempt with the minimum amount of questions. To be perfectly honest, I think your school is setting unreasonable expectations by expecting everyone to earn a 73 score on the ERI.

NC Girl BSN · Oct 12, 2007

I took a similar test like this to exit out of the PN program and we had to have at least a 62%. I got 82% on the first try. All of the people in my class passed it with 70% or higher. Good Luck! It was similar to the NCLEX but it wasn't hard.

midcom · Oct 13, 2007

We took these tests all through our 11 months of PN school & during the last term retook them all but were required to get a score equal or higher than the national average. We were allowed to graduate without passing them but the school didn't send our information to the BON until they were passed.

I had no problem passing them the first time but most of my classmates struggled. We were told after graduation that these tests were harder than NCLEX so if you did well, you'd do well on NCLEX.

My complaint about ERIs is that when you take the tests there is no way to learn which questions you got wrong so they were useless for learning. The ones who had to retake the tests, just quessed at the questions that they missed, often getting an even lower grade. I understand this was a frustration for the faculty also so they are looking into a different testing company, one that give the answers & the rationals.

Dixie

vanilmil · Oct 16, 2007

Ugh ~ I HATED ERI! :angryfire

We had to take them my first quarter in the PN program. In order to pass we just needed to be above the national average (which was pretty low) and we had 3 chances to do so. Due to soooo many complaints, my school switched to Meds Publishing, which is better because it provides a tutorial & rationale. With ERI you never know *why* you got the question wrong.

I was a 4.0 student & on the Dean's List ~ but I couldn't pass ERI w/out a little help from my friends.

ERI is *nothing* like the NCLEX, only use it as much as your school requires you to. I passed my NCLEX first try w/minimum # of questions. The NCLEX prep books are most helpful when studying for the state boards.