NCLEX Passing Standard

[RN_2005]

You hear about the "Nclex passing standard" constantly, but what is the passing standard exactly??? 70%? 80%? 75%? I would kind of like to know this before going to take the test! Is it a big secret or something?? I don't see why it would be. I cannot find any information on it anywhere!

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

You can still be above the passing standard and still miss questions. right?

AmyD

Everyone will miss about 50% of the questions.

[redhead31]

So....I took my test yesterday. I took ALL 265 questions and am completely exhausted. So, I am understanding that this may mean that the computer did not know with 95% certainty that am "competent". So now what? Does this mean that the board looks at the questions I answered correctly to see if they are at a certain level? I walked out of there certain that I had failed.

[suzanne4, RN]

The number of questions mean absolutely nothing in determining whether or not that you passed or failed.

Each question is pre-determined to be considered at a certain level by the NCLEX scoring, if you want to look at it in a simple format. When you start taking the exam, you are given a question at a certain level, and as you answer that one correct, the exam gives you harder questions, Each nurse gets 50% correct, and 50% incorrect. Even if I were to take the exam tomorrow, I would get 50% correct and 50% incorrect. They look at the level that you are getting questions correct in, and at what level of difficulty that you are missing questions at. You need to be answering at a certain level to pass the exam.