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according to the ncsbn website, first time, us educated students have a 91.23% pass rate on the nclex. the pass rate drops when you factor in international students and repeat takers, but overall the pass rate is still 80.94%.
https://www.ncsbn.org/1237.htm
i am just starting my nursing school journey, and i do not presume to even understand what it takes to sit for this exam, but these results make me question a few things.
(1) with a 90% pass rate, is the test too easy - should a licensing exam weed out more people or is the test just facilitating getting nurses licensed to fill the nursing shortage?
(2) not every person who passed paid the thousands of dollars for fancy review courses - are these books and courses even necessary?
(3) is the cat (computer adaptive test) not as smart as everyone says and should a more standardized test be used.
(4) are nursing school just that good at selecting solid candidates that the most successful students are selected therefore guaranteeing nclex success?
i have no opinion on these items one way or another, i am just opening up a dialogue.