trixie8

The Mosby CAT test shut off after 75 questions for me and said I had a 94% chance of passing. I did pass, but with 265 questions. I thought the questions on the Mosby test were easier than the ones on NCLEX. The Questions are okay, but I wouldn't let it give you a false sense of security.

I looked at the candidate bulletin but I don't see where it addresses the myth. I'm not disagreeing with you guys, but since this is something a few people have told me now, I'd like to see something definitive.

What have you tried so far, in terms of studying for the exam?

I took NCLEX last week and passed with 265 questions. One of the interns I work with told me that at his exam they had announced that some people might be randomly selected to do all 265 questions, because the test is new and BNE wanted more data. Even if they are doing that I'm not assuming that's what happened in my case. But I would have like to have known, just because I'd have felt less panicked. Has anyone heard anything?

The first semester is NOT easy. They're weeding people out. The nursing school doesn't want to waste their time with people who aren't completely committed. This is not a major for someone who just wants a degree or their MRS. My first suggestion would be to get an NCLEX book that organized by subject. (ie clusters of question on different diseases/disorders). That way you can go over what you've discussed in class. Lippincott's NCLEX review is a good one, but I'm sure there are others. You'll often find that professors questions are very similar to one's in these NCLEX books. I suspect many of them of use NCLEX books to write questions. Second, unfortunately in nursing school, tests are not always a great indicator of what you know. You may have 2 or 3 right answers, but you have to pick the best answer. So the answer you picked may not technically be wrong, but it was not the "best" so it's marked wrong. So, try to learn from the one's you get wrong, but don't be too hard on yourself. And don't beat yourself up for Bs. You're in a completely new field with very difficult material. There is no reason you should be devastated by a "B", actually you should see it as an accomplishment.