How many of you are in programs...

We have to take at least one HESI every semester. In our first semester we only take one with our Fundamentals class. During our 2nd and third semesters we take two per semester. I think we only take 2 in our fourth too but I can't remember.

They set a "benchmark" score for each one at 850. Your HESI score correlates to a normal test score (88, 92, etc.) and the teachers count the HESI as our final for the semester.

Our school also has this rule that you cannot graduate unless you benchmark the final, final HESI in our fourth semester. I personally think that is BS because there have been several students that passed every single HESI leading up to that final and have made all As and high Bs and they won't let him/her walk at graduation.

meredith

Our program requires HESI tests after each major subject area and as an exit exam. While it may be difficult it is considered to be the only thing you do in nursing school that actually predicts performance on the NCLEX, so studying and passing it is worthwhile.

We have to take the HESI also. Oregon Community College. I take mine on Thursday! Taking practice tests now. UG.

We never take the HESI. I had never even heard of it until I came on this site. Our tests are all NCLEX style for class, but that is our only prep. That being said, our school has a 98% first time pass rate for the NCLEX. What is the HESI even like? A mini, subject specific NCLEX?

We have to take an HESI each semester and it counts for 5% of our grade. My first HESI is in two weeks. I'm not sure what to expect. I hope I do well b/c I'm doing well in my class and would hate for this to hurt my grade.

We have to take a Kaplan test each semester (2.5 total semesters) AND the HESI to get on up the hill!!

Im in my 2nd semester and its pretty hardcore, but you gotta be hardcore in order to survive so i fit right in!!

ohh yeahhh!!!

...that require you pass the HESI(sp) test? Mine doesn't require that at this point but they do make us take it each semester and said it may become a requirement to pass at some point in the near future - My brother is up at Riviera College in Nashua, NH and that school does. He's now in his fouth year there, but after the second year (the year they got pinned with their RN degree), they required that you passed it before you got your diploma and go on to take the boards. It took him 4 tries at it.

In my program, they gave it to use before classes even started - I did well except in the A&P section, which I only got a 62%

ATI and must use the NCLEX program published by the ATI agency. I would prefer to pick my own NCLEX program but I have no choice.