Mosby's CAT Consistent Difficulty Level ?

[TristateRN]

Hi, I just finished the Mosby's CAT and it gave me a 99% probability of passing the NCLEX RN. It also said that the consistent difficulty level achieved was 0.583. Does anyone have any idea what the range is and what it means? I was on hold forever with customer service and no one was able to answer my question. Has anyone ever been told they had a 99% chance of passing and still failed the NCLEX? Thanks in advance.

[Lurksalot, BSN, RN]

This gives an explanation of the difficulty level on the Mosby's CAT. HTH.

http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/CAT/understanding_profile.html

[MiaLyse, APRN]

How many others have tried this test to estimate how you will do on the nclex? How accurate did you find this to be?

Kelly

[BEANURSE]

I used this tool before I took the NCLEX last week and it was giving me anywhere from a 94% to 99% chance of passing....and I PASSED on my first try with 75 questions!

I think it was a good tool for me just to build my confidence and to have the test "shut off" at different numbers of questions (anywhere from 75 to 88 for me)......I used Saunders and NCLEX 3500 to actually get the rationales for the questions.....but the Mosby CAT gave me practice for the actual NCLEX. I also felt that Saunders and NCLEX 3500 had much "harder" questions than the actual NCLEX gave me.....but that was just my experience.

GOOD LUCK to all of you waiting to take the exam!