How many got SELECT ALL THAT APPLY QUESTION? pass or fail?

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Most of my friend who took the NCLEX with select all that apply question passed the exam. Just one mistake it will not considered right. Some of them got 10 questions and passed. Is this considered or indicate that you are doing good and reach the highest level of difficulty on the NCLEX Exam? I'm having a hard time having this type of question on the NCLEX.

I took mine last Feb24,2009, 1 SATA:rolleyes:

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what does it mean if you got lots of SATAs? does it mean you are getting the wrong answers? i got 5 SATAs.. sigh!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Means nothing as SATA is just another format style of question

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:redbeathe Hi I took my exam last august 14th and I got 75 questions and believe it or not i got 35-40 select all that apply auestions and I thought I failed. I even cry at the car and kinda hyperventilated coz the questions were really hard but thank God I pass!Im now a registered nurse here in california so guys dont worry so much if you got a lot of selct all that apply questions there is hope!:redbeathe:redbeathe:nurse::yeah::yeah::yeah:

that was alot!

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Specializes in Orthopaedics / Medical Oncology.
what does it mean if you got lots of SATAs? does it mean you are getting the wrong answers? i got 5 SATAs.. sigh!

Not really, some people theorize that SATA questions would mean that you are above the passing standards thus, a more difficult question is given (and I don't think a multiple response is anything easier than a standard multiple choice). This theory is very popular if you are from the Philippines. I seriously believed in this theory but when I sat the NCLEX-RN exam, I didn't get any alternate question type at all; and to think that I studied an entire workbook focusing on alternate type questions :cry: (But heck, better be sure than sorry). This caused a major distress on my part and I can't help but worry as to why I didn't get them SATAs.

In the end, I passed. I was given 75 "standard" type questions, which is the multiple choice. I don't believe in this theory anymore because of my experience. I'd say that the alternate question types pop out randomly.

Relax my friend, chances are, you fared better than you think. Just leave it up to prayers since you've already done your part which is studying for and sitting the exam. :up:

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Not really, some people theorize that SATA questions would mean that you are above the passing standards thus, a more difficult question is given (and I don't think a multiple response is anything easier than a standard multiple choice). This theory is very popular if you are from the Philippines. I seriously believed in this theory but when I sat the NCLEX-RN exam, I didn't get any alternate question type at all; and to think that I studied an entire workbook focusing on alternate type questions :cry: (But heck, better be sure than sorry). This caused a major distress on my part and I can't help but worry as to why I didn't get them SATAs.

In the end, I passed. I was given 75 "standard" type questions, which is the multiple choice. I don't believe in this theory anymore because of my experience. I'd say that the alternate question types pop out randomly.

Relax my friend, chances are, you fared better than you think. Just leave it up to prayers since you've already done your part which is studying for and sitting the exam. :up:

jmolina's experience is evidence that there is no relevance to the types of questions offered on the exam. Prepare for all types of questions, including SATA, and one should be sufficiently prepared.

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Specializes in Assisted Living.

who ever invented this SATA in the nclex exam...she better be alive..

cause I could !@#%%% her right now!...hehehe!..She is the reason why this exam is so hard to pass because they put this stupid SATA type of question on the exam. How can i pass this monster exam...?

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hi, i did my test on tuesday, found out today i passed. i only had 2 SATA out of the 78 questions, so i dont believe SATA determines the outcome.

gudluck studying

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Specializes in Orthopaedics / Medical Oncology.
hi, i did my test on tuesday, found out today i passed. i only had 2 SATA out of the 78 questions, so i dont believe SATA determines the outcome.

gudluck studying

Congratulations! I'm happy for you. :yeah:

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I got 8 SATA :banghead: and passed.:yeah::nurse:

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Specializes in Emergency Dept.

I took Nclex on Monday. I had 14 of them. I was keeping tally on my erase board.

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Specializes in LPN.

I took the Nclex-PN today.. My computer shut off at 85 and I got about 25 SATA... Hoping that I passed!!

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