265 questions

npham82, BSN, RN · Jan 24, 2015

Kaplan says that if you continue to get questions, that means you are still in the game. It also means that you weren't declared incompetent or competent, which is why you continued to receive questions. With 265 questions, it all comes down to getting the last 2 questions correct to determine if you passed. A friend of mine received 265 questions on both attempts and passed on the 2nd time.

I hope this gives you some hope and I wish you luck

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jan 24, 2015

Kaplan says that if you continue to get questions, that means you are still in the game. It also means that you weren't declared incompetent or competent, which is why you continued to receive questions. With 265 questions, it all comes down to getting the last 2 questions correct to determine if you passed. A friend of mine received 265 questions on both attempts and passed on the 2nd time.
I hope this gives you some hope and I wish you luck

Um... :no:

It doesn't come down to the last two questions; if anything, let's be clear on what happens in NCLEX....

Fact: once the questions stop, even at the end, they are going to score the entire test.

Fact: Computer Adaptive Tests (CAT exams) vary differently and will give questions with increasing difficulty; what will happen is if you answer a question incorrectly, it takes you back to a low-difficulty answer, and starts over again.

OP, I don't know if you passed; at this time, focus on taking care of YOU, do something enjoyable and relax until you get the results.

You have seen this exam; you have prepared for the exam, and whatever happens you have completed the exam.

Best wishes.

ShaeMarie · Jan 24, 2015

If you took all 265, your pass or fail boils down to the last 60 graded questions. Every test taker has 15 sample questions that don't count towards their score. If you stayed above passing level towards the end, you're good to go!

ETA: Orrrr wait, that may be for if you run out of time...Either way, you can pass or fail with minimum or maximum number of questions and anything in between. I hope you get some good news soon!

ivy-strawberry · Jan 25, 2015

Hi I took 265 and passed.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jan 25, 2015

If you took all 265, your pass or fail boils down to the last 60 graded questions. Every test taker has 15 sample questions that don't count towards their score. If you stayed above passing level towards the end, you're good to go!
ETA: Orrrr wait, that may be for if you run out of time...Either way, you can pass or fail with minimum or maximum number of questions and anything in between. I hope you get some good news soon!

Last 60 is only if you run out of time not if you hit the maximum number of questions. All receiving 265 questions means is that is how long the CAT computer took to determine your pass/fail regarding minimum competency standards with a statistical significance.

ShaeMarie · Jan 25, 2015

Last 60 is only if you run out of time not if you hit the maximum number of questions. All receiving 265 questions means is that is how long the CAT computer took to determine your pass/fail regarding minimum competency standards with a statistical significance.

Thanks for clarifying. I thought that I may have mixed that up after I posted!

hopefulxx, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2015

Thank you all for the posts!! I appreciate it more than ever. Still worried, but I feel okay because I know I did the best I could do. I would just hate to have to retake this exam AGAIN! But I wont give up!!

hopefulxx, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2015

Also one more question! Does it matter what kind of questions you are given? Are some higher level than others??

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jan 25, 2015

Nope. All questions have higher and lower cognitive levels. Not all SATA or alternate format questions are higher level. Some are high some are low. There are higher multiple choice questions. You have no way of determining if a question is higher or lower level cognitive functioning unless you have extensive training in educational foundations & test preparation and a good working knowledge of Blooms Taxonomy. (Blooms Taxonomy is one of the measures that determines higher or lower level question)

I think I had two SATA, one complicated drug calculation, maybe 1 or 2 drag & drop (it's been a few years so I'm guessing here) and I passed in minimum number of questions in less than an hour. I thought the SATA I had were blissfully simple questions.

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jan 25, 2015

Also one more question! Does it matter what kind of questions you are given? Are some higher level than others??

Attached is a breakdown of the test plan and further information about the NCLEX:

https://www.ncsbn.org/2013_NCLEX_RN_Test_Plan.pdf

Any question can be a higher level question.

hopefulxx, BSN, RN · Jan 25, 2015

Nope. All questions have higher and lower cognitive levels. Not all SATA or alternate format questions are higher level. Some are high some are low. There are higher multiple choice questions. You have no way of determining if a question is higher or lower level cognitive functioning unless you have extensive training in educational foundations & test preparation and a good working knowledge of Blooms Taxonomy. (Blooms Taxonomy is one of the measures that determines higher or lower level question)
I think I had two SATA, one complicated drug calculation, maybe 1 or 2 drag & drop (it's been a few years so I'm guessing here) and I passed in minimum number of questions in less than an hour. I thought the SATA I had were blissfully simple questions.

Thank you so much!!