How many must make 80% or better on each exam?

Stoogesfan · Sep 20, 2012

That seems insane.
We have to get an 80% average, but not at least an 80% on all the tests.

Ya I'm in the LPN program now and we have to have an 85% average for each course. I completely understand having high standards but I think almost everyone has had at least one bad test.

I know several nurses at the hospital I worked who said they made less than 80 on a couple tests so if they were in my class they would've failed. I guess each test could be the end of my nursing career

Stoogesfan · Sep 20, 2012

What?! Wow...that is crazy!
Nursing exams are like no other, they take time to get accustomed to...you just can't walk in and 'get it' (at least not me).
Just curious, why don't they do an average?

I don't know!! The LPN is an average 85% or higher to pass. RN is 80% or higher on each test, not an average.

Chad Collins · Sep 20, 2012

my school is 78% guess they felt sorry for us lol

Jennybrie · Sep 20, 2012

It sounds like the weight of the exams is high enough to equal the same grade of the overall class. It depends on the instructor how they distribute points and if passing is based on the exams alone or including homework and quizes as well.

SENSUALBLISSINFL, BSN, RN · Sep 24, 2012

My school was 77%, but trust me, is a score you do not want to get as you would be all semester worried that you MUST do better on the next exam or fear to fail the class. Imagine if you go to the final with that score, the pressure is on to pass the final on that class. But at least you do not get booted for one bad exam, it more of the class score that they go by.

Also, some people do blank out on the first test during nursing school, then they find out, wow "I am in the big leagues now" and they perform better on the next one.

PatMac10,RN, RN · Sep 25, 2012

80% has been the minimum for everything sense i started nursing school, and an 80 is a C.

Skips, MSN, RN · Sep 25, 2012

I don't know!! The LPN is an average 85% or higher to pass. RN is 80% or higher on each test, not an average.

WHAAAT?! Maybe they're trying to weed out the LPN folks to make room for the RN program. Who knows. In order to do that, you would need to literally make nursing school your life. Some people have other priorities besides nursing school. Like, a family. A job. Kids. Social life.

Good luck with it! I wish you all the best in your nursing endeavors. Try not to focus on the numbers, and make sure you get tips from your instructors! (:

OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN · Sep 25, 2012

We do! It gets better for us too, our tests are shorter so each question is worth more.

aachavez · Sep 25, 2012

If on any test you fall below 78%, you must remediate. You need a 78% to pass the course. Since the vast majority of our grade comes from test scores, failing too many tests will fail you from the course. But failing one test does not fail you from the program.

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Sep 25, 2012

Our school is 72% overall. They will not factor in other projects, quizzes, etc. unless your test scores are 71.5 or higher.

My school has a great reputation and a super high NCLEX pass rate. I think these schools that require 80% on every exam are ridiculous. Ones ability to ace exam after exam doesn't necessarily mean they are going to make a good nurse.

I also want to add that we have a HESI, or similar exam, at the end of every semester that counts as an exam grade-- which is a much better indicator, imo, that you're 'getting it'-- than a single test score.

yvonne131321 · Sep 26, 2012

mine doeswe had our 1st exam yest i got 94 thank god

LiLev · Sep 26, 2012

Our school is 80% average on all tests, so if you do bad on 1 test you can make it up by doing well on the other tests.