To pass nclex, must we rank ABOVE PASSING on all sections to pass? Someone please do explain if you know about this. (I understand how the CAT works, my question is about the scoring for the categories)Thank you in advance!
Xaldin4life RN 141 Posts Sep 29, 2014 Im also confused about this..like how do they determine how much you need to be above passing for each category, for instance after doing Kaplan Q5 my results show60% in Management of care75% Safety Infection73 in Health Promotion73 in Psychosocial Integrity54 in Basic care and comfort56 in Pharm69 in Reduction risk potential87 in Physiological AdaptationSo which ones would be above passing and which one is near passing? lets say I got these scores on the real NCLEX, do you think it would be passing? I also tend to get the lowest scores n Basic care/comfort and highest in Physiological adaptation, for some reason. Thanks!
JustBeachyNurse, LPN 1 Article; 13,952 Posts Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager. Has 13 years experience. Sep 29, 2014 Yes you must be above passing in all domains to pass the NCLEX. The computer gives you questions in each domain until you have either surpassed, stayed near, or below the passing line in all domains with statistical significance.
JustBeachyNurse, LPN 1 Article; 13,952 Posts Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager. Has 13 years experience. Sep 29, 2014 Im also confused about this..like how do they determine how much you need to be above passing for each category, for instance after doing Kaplan Q5 my results show60% in Management of care75% Safety Infection73 in Health Promotion73 in Psychosocial Integrity54 in Basic care and comfort56 in Pharm69 in Reduction risk potential87 in Physiological AdaptationSo which ones would be above passing and which one is near passing? lets say I got these scores on the real NCLEX, do you think it would be passing? I also tend to get the lowest scores n Basic care/comfort and highest in Physiological adaptation, for some reason. Thanks!You need to check with Kaplan. There are no numbers released by NCSBN as to what % correct = passing as it's much more complex than that. A candidate may have 5 high level questions in a domain & pass or 19 low, 10 medium and 3 high level to pass. Kaplan has data as to which scores have a high statistical probability of passing the NCLEX within days of achieving the Kaplan score
scaredsilly, BSN, RN 1 Article; 1,161 Posts Sep 29, 2014 wttw, JustBeachy is right, we have to be above the passing line in everything.
