Hesi exit scores and NCLEX pass % study

FurBabyMom, MSN, RN · Jul 23, 2013

The only concern I have is that this is indicative of ONE study. Also, the study is 7 years old (the 2006 publish date). The NCLEX has changed since then...

I'm not saying that the HESI should be the end-all be all of schools deciding who to pass or not pass. I just want to say, in the year I graduated, the % of my class who failed their first attempt was similar to those who did not score a "passing" or "acceptable" score on the HESI. The professors showed us a spreadsheet with info on the breakdown of HESI scores to discuss in class one day. And the comparison regarding NCLEX pass rates was simple, as the BON in the state I was originally licensed publishes NCLEX pass rates at least quarterly with reports of school/program, # of eligible applicants, # pass, # fail, # of persons on an attempt other than their first...

mhy12784 · Jul 23, 2013

The only concern I have is that this is indicative of ONE study. Also, the study is 7 years old (the 2006 publish date). The NCLEX has changed since then...
I'm not saying that the HESI should be the end-all be all of schools deciding who to pass or not pass. I just want to say, in the year I graduated, the % of my class who failed their first attempt was similar to those who did not score a "passing" or "acceptable" score on the HESI. The professors showed us a spreadsheet with info on the breakdown of HESI scores to discuss in class one day. And the comparison regarding NCLEX pass rates was simple, as the BON in the state I was originally licensed publishes NCLEX pass rates at least quarterly with reports of school/program, # of eligible applicants, # pass, # fail, # of persons on an attempt other than their first...

Absolutely, I dont disagree

But im sure HESI has changed as the NCLEX as changed as well

And they did use a sample size over 8000 (so it was likely 80+ schools involved)

I mean ya gotta go with the data thats available, and to my knowledge, this is the best data available that ive seen comparing a specific test to probability of a passing outcome on the exam.

And the fact that the NCLEX still generally has a 90% + pass rate, supports their data (in a sense, not concrete by any means) that most people will pass the NCLEX even with low HESI scores.

And if you weigh their scores and total it up, their pass rate comes out to 91% (when the pass rate for 2006 was 88.1% overall)

So im willing to bet that those numbers are awesome at giving ballpark figures. Im SURE theyre not spot on or concrete by any means, but I dont think theres anything better out there