NCLEX RN good sign?

[Kimanne]

Just took the nclex rn today and it shut off at 75 questions, is there any way to gauge how well you did. I know if you get sata's thats a good sign but i only got 7 of them. I did however get a lot of exhibit questions, does anyone know if thats a good sign as well or a bad one? Im assuming i bombed this test.

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

The type of questions you get mean NOTHING. If I had a dollar for every NCLEX/PVT myth out there I'd be a very rich woman!

Kimanne said:

Just took the nclex rn today and it shut off at 75 questions, is there any way to gauge how well you did. I know if you get sata's thats a good sign but i only got 7 of them. I did however get a lot of exhibit questions, does anyone know if thats a good sign as well or a bad one? Im assuming i bombed this test.

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

My pharm instructor writes questions for the NCLEX exam. She just shakes her head everytime one of these ridiculous questions got asked....

Ravens1127 said:

I just recently took my Nclex and I did pass in 105 questions and i got the same responses that number of alternate format questions doesn't matter. I didn't get a lot of them, not even 1 drug calc question, needless to say I was freaking out.

My question here is if number of alternate format doesn't indicate anything why does Kaplan believe different? My school made us do an in class Kaplan review from a Kaplan instructor and she flat out said if you're on an alternate format question you're in the passing zone because alternate format questions are higher level questions.

I know that even if alternate formats are passing level you can still be on the lower end of passing level without them but if you're constantly getting them can you still be in the failing zone?

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

BuckyBadgerRN said:

My pharm instructor writes questions for the NCLEX exam. She just shakes her head everytime one of these ridiculous questions got asked....

My sister writes pediatric questions. Same response

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Ravens1127 said:

I just recently took my Nclex and I did pass in 105 questions and i got the same responses that number of alternate format questions doesn't matter. I didn't get a lot of them, not even 1 drug calc question, needless to say I was freaking out.

My question here is if number of alternate format doesn't indicate anything why does Kaplan believe different? My school made us do an in class Kaplan review from a Kaplan instructor and she flat out said if you're on an alternate format question you're in the passing zone because alternate format questions are higher level questions.

I know that even if alternate formats are passing level you can still be on the lower end of passing level without them but if you're constantly getting them can you still be in the failing zone?

This isn't the first thread that I've heard of Kaplan instructors giving this advice. Unfortunate really. Somebody needs to educate the educators.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

kbrn2002 said:

This isn't the first thread that I've heard of Kaplan instructors giving this advice. Unfortunate really. Somebody needs to educate the educators.

Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Also see a considerable amount of misinformation about the Maximum Length Rule. When a candidate has received all 265 questions, it is NOT THE LAST QUESTION that determines if you pass or fail. It is NOT whether it is above the passing standard, or whether the candidate answered correctly.

According to NCSBN, the ENTIRE EXAM is reviewed (since it cannot use the 95% CI determination at that point) and if THE ENTIRE EXAM indicates that the candidate has a "final ability estimate" above the passing standard, it's a pass. If the final ability estimate it determined to be below standard (ON THE TEST, NOT the last question), it's a fail. You don't have to meet the 95% confidence interval, but you DO have to have a 265-question test that indicates you are above passing level in all domains in order to pass the NCLEX.

HUGE misconception there.