HESI Challenge at Rivier

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Has anyone taken the HESI Care of the Adult challenge exam for the LPN to RN program at Rivier University? I am having trouble finding out the exact format of the test, how many questions are on it, and how it is scored (i.e. what does an "850" mean??) I would like to know how many I can get wrong and still get that score. I am using the ATI Med Surg nursing and the Brunner an Suddarth Med Surg textbooks. I am also doing the NLN Care of the Adult practice exam online. Any input would be appreciated!

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The HESI tests are fairly common exams that nursing programs like to give students at the end of semesters to see how well you are projected to to do the NCLEX. I do not have experience with that school or that particular HESI yet. However, my school does class specific HESI testing each semester. I just took the Fundamentals HESI back in November. This is the score explanation taken from the top of my test report

"Your HESI scores range from 0 to over 1,000, and can be as high as 1,500 (depending on the difficulty level of the exam). An acceptable level of performance is 850. However, the recommended level of performance is 900 and above for all scores provided. "

The way I understand it is you can get some points for an question even if you do not pick the correct answer but one thats close. So if you are feeling stumped do not just give up on the question think it through and try your best. There is a book done by HESI that I found quite useful. It is the

"HESI Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 5th Edition"

The online portion to the book is great because it offers a test in each subject. This does mean you have to purchase a new copy but it was worth it.

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The Saunders NCLEX review is also a great resource.

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This how mine looks after I took it.

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What is so crazy to me is there doesnt seem to be a lot of info on who to study for these test. Like I said it is a pretty popular exam and I had such a hard time finding info on it.

I did a short youtube video on how I studied and what I found useful if you would like to check it out. My channel is Rachel the bookworm if you are interested.

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rleah said:
This how mine looks after I took it.

What is so crazy to me is there doesnt seem to be a lot of info on who to study for these test. Like I said it is a pretty popular exam and I had such a hard time finding info on it.

I did a short youtube video on how I studied and what I found useful if you would like to check it out. My channel is Rachel the bookworm if you are interested.

Thank you so very much! I bought the book you suggested for my Kindle (only $40! and it came with the access to the online practice tests). I took and passed the test yesterday and I don't think I would have without those practice questions to get me in the groove of the "NCLEX-syle" format.

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How Rivier university is asking for Nace challenge exam for lpn to RN

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