How IS a NCLEX SATA question graded?

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I'm curious about this. If three out of four of the choices on a SATA question are correct, must we select all three to get the question correct? Or is there partial credit for selecting some of the right answers? Credit lost for selecting the wrong answers?

I didn't find this info on my first pass through the ATI site. Anyone know how it works?

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Specializes in Gerontology RN-BC and FNP MSN student.

My understanding is.....you either get it right or wrong.

All answers could be right or only one answer could be right. Whatever the case you must select all that apply to get credit, other wise it's a missed question.

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Yipes! No wonder posters seem to loathe and despise SATA questions! It's hard enough not to overthink when I know there is only one answer.

:cry:

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Specializes in Ortho-Neuro Rehab, CRRN.

All or nothing! You need all the correct answers or you get no credit for the question.

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I wondered about this too. I must have had 50 out of 75 SATA for my exam. I must have done well on some of them bc I passed early, but I have no idea how.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

My understanding is that SATA questions are scored "all or nothing" but you do get a little bit of a break... you treat each answer provided as a "T/F" statement and if any part of that answer is incorrect, then you do not select it. Then you move on to the next answer and evaluate that one for being entirely correct or not. Once you've gone through all the answers and selected the correct ones and you're satisfied, you click "submit" and move on to the next question.

I'm not a big fan of SATA's myself, but as long as I follow the rule above, I seemed to have done generally well on them...

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