NCSBN course expected marks

MeganMLPN · Feb 9, 2008

Hi,

We were required to use NCSBN for school and I did not enjoy it at all. I only used the program the required amount of time from our school, which was 4 hours. I got 45%, 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% on the various tests. Only one other person in my class to about 50% and she got 60's and 70%. I'm not sure about the normal marks, I really despise this program. I have been using Q-Bank since I ended the NCSBN trial and I'm much happier with it.

Good luck studying, I wish I could be of more help! I'm sure someone here will be able to answer the normals. :)

Sunshine97 · Feb 9, 2008

Hi,
We were required to use NCSBN for school and I did not enjoy it at all. I only used the program the required amount of time from our school, which was 4 hours. I got 45%, 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% on the various tests. Only one other person in my class to about 50% and she got 60's and 70%. I'm not sure about the normal marks, I really despise this program. I have been using Q-Bank since I ended the NCSBN trial and I'm much happier with it.
Good luck studying, I wish I could be of more help! I'm sure someone here will be able to answer the normals. :)

Sorry did this by mistake. Not sure what the required marks are.

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Feb 9, 2008

Hi
Could you please help me out am getting so worked out. What are the normal marks that you should get when doing this test. I have been doing it for two weeks and am getting between 52 - 56% is this good or bad. I used saunders and i get 78 - 94% getting confused. Thought i would try the test setters but am getting discouraged because of the marks i am getting.
By the way for the pre test of NCSBN i got 52% is that good cause i have ready somewhere that noone gets 50% correct on nclex.

Actually, you were misinformed - to pass the NCLEX, you have to have 50% of the questions you've answered correct. So actually everyone who passes the NCLEX got AT LEAST 50% of the answers right.

The computer keeps giving you questions until you either get fifty percent of the questions right at the higher levels of difficulty, covering all the specific areas that the NCLEX tests you on, or until it "knows" or "figures out" you're not able to do it, and it shuts off. There are more details to this criteria, but if you look around in this discussion topic, you'll easily find all that - I don't want to repeat too much here. But basically that's what happens.

You can reach that level in a minimum of 75 questions (and pass or fail) to a maximum of 265 questions (and pass or fail). But you can get any number of questions from 75 to 265 and pass or fail.

All of this is why everyone hates the NCLEX, because most of us walked out wondering whether we passed the thing or not (and most people walk out convinced they'd failed).

I know I didn't know the answer to your question, but I thought having correct information on at least one of your points would probably help you in the long run. Someone on here will certainly be able to help you.

At any rate, the more you practice, the better you will get...so keep working. :coollook:

ngingi · Feb 17, 2008

Actually, you were misinformed - to pass the NCLEX, you have to have 50% of the questions you've answered correct. So actually everyone who passes the NCLEX got AT LEAST 50% of the answers right.
The computer keeps giving you questions until you either get fifty percent of the questions right at the higher levels of difficulty, covering all the specific areas that the NCLEX tests you on, or until it "knows" or "figures out" you're not able to do it, and it shuts off. There are more details to this criteria, but if you look around in this discussion topic, you'll easily find all that - I don't want to repeat too much here. But basically that's what happens.
You can reach that level in a minimum of 75 questions (and pass or fail) to a maximum of 265 questions (and pass or fail). But you can get any number of questions from 75 to 265 and pass or fail.
All of this is why everyone hates the NCLEX, because most of us walked out wondering whether we passed the thing or not (and most people walk out convinced they'd failed).
I know I didn't know the answer to your question, but I thought having correct information on at least one of your points would probably help you in the long run. Someone on here will certainly be able to help you.
At any rate, the more you practice, the better you will get...so keep working.

Thank you for your reply.

ngingi · Feb 17, 2008

Hi,
We were required to use NCSBN for school and I did not enjoy it at all. I only used the program the required amount of time from our school, which was 4 hours. I got 45%, 50%, 60%, 65% and 70% on the various tests. Only one other person in my class to about 50% and she got 60's and 70%. I'm not sure about the normal marks, I really despise this program. I have been using Q-Bank since I ended the NCSBN trial and I'm much happier with it.
Good luck studying, I wish I could be of more help! I'm sure someone here will be able to answer the normals. :)

Thanx for the reply

ivy120 · Feb 19, 2008

Hi
Could you please help me out am getting so worked out. What are the normal marks that you should get when doing this test. I have been doing it for two weeks and am getting between 52 - 56% is this good or bad. I used saunders and i get 78 - 94% getting confused. Thought i would try the test setters but am getting discouraged because of the marks i am getting.
By the way for the pre test of NCSBN i got 52% is that good cause i have ready somewhere that noone gets 50% correct on nclex.

hi.. i just had a question regarding the marks/scores that u are getting on ur exams... i am also using ncsbns learningext... are u talking about the scores for the posttest 1-8?

ngingi · Feb 19, 2008

hi.. i just had a question regarding the marks/scores that u are getting on ur exams... i am also using ncsbns learningext... are u talking about the scores for the posttest 1-8?

Yes it's for thos test but since i have been doing it for some time now marks are going up a bit 65 has been the hightset so far.

ivy120 · Feb 19, 2008

Yes it's for thos test but since i have been doing it for some time now marks are going up a bit 65 has been the hightset so far.

thank you for getting back! i take the post test but i didnt know what scores i should be getting... ive completed the post test and retake take them until i get a 90-100%... i kno a lot of it has to do with remembering the questions and answers, but i redo the questions to reread the rationals.. im tryna make sure i get why the answer is what it is. i have also completed all the qbank test 1-20 and will redo the priority, delegation and pharm exams b4 it expires.. this thursday.

thanks for the fyi and good luck!