I realize when I had to write my nursing exam how much pressure I experienced about the whole thing. I wrote mine in June 2010 and passed in first attempt but still remember when I walked out the exam, I was not sure what would be the result.
The purpose of this thread is supporting those nursing students who are planning to write their CRNE in upcoming June. Students, please feel free to share your concerns and questions. Nurses please support those students with tips for study.
Just couple of reminders before we get started:
1. Please do not discuss specific questions or any content tested in CRNE.
2. Please read other threads for more information as well. Other threads give you valuable information and be smart and take them into your advantage.
27400 Hello:) Ur not alone!I was crying after exam as well...first 100 questions I was "huh?" all the time...Just hope I guessed right!I heard that our results gonna come by email because of this strike...so its all good,dont worry! There was 200 quest and 20 experemental...so its out of 180. Also I heard that this exam gonna have the highest passing score,around 70%, but I dunno if its true or not...maybe someone heard about it as well?
70%?! That's pretty high! Where can I get info about this past exam? **gulp**
Relax everyone and don't rely on the word of the mouth.
Just a quick note for 27400 that your exam result is nothing to do with your employment. You absolutely CAN apply if there's an opportunity and you'll be practicing as a New Graduate. You might think you want to hold applying for a job just in case... (which I won't even go there) that's different story.
Be patient and hold strong people. You will be fine.
Also note that IF the pass is 70 percent, that means you had an easier version. All of the exams are made fair and equal through statistical analysis and rigorous testing. Meaning that it does not matter what version you write. The pass mark is set according to level of difficulty and who is sitting the exam at the time it is administered. Generally, the pass is not higher than 69 percent.
For example, in June 2010, the pass was 62 percent. When I wrote in Oct 2010, it was 65 percent. You will not be able to find out what the pass mark is until after all these results are distributed. The CNA does not post it. Just try to relax for now. There is nothing else you can do but wait.
@joanna73 "The pass mark is set according to level of difficulty and who is sitting the exam at the time it is administered."
Can you explain further "and who is sitting the exam at the time it is administered". I understand adjusting marks based on level of difficulty, but how do they evaluate what the mark will be based on who writes? Thanks
The other factor that is weighted is according to the cohorts that are writing the exam at that particular time. They will look at the marks from the people who wrote in June to determine the average and pass mark, as well as the level of difficulty of that exam.
@joanna73 "They will look at the marks from the people who wrote in June to determine the average and pass mark, as well as the level of difficulty of that exam"...
So are you saying that if the June'11 writers have a lower average overall (i.e. if the pass mark was 69% based on level of difficulty of the test and 40% of the June writers fall below that line) they might adjust the pass mark -hypothetically- to 62%, therefore enabling only 20% of students to fail?
No I'm not saying that exactly. I think you're over analyzing what I'm saying just a bit. All I'm saying is that the CNA will examine the average of the people who wrote, in combination with their marks as one variable in determining the pass mark. I don't work at the CNA, so asking about actual percentages...well, I have no idea. They decide exactly how it comes to be.
Relax everyone and don't rely on the word of the mouth.
Just a quick note for 27400 that your exam result is nothing to do with your employment. You absolutely CAN apply if there's an opportunity and you'll be practicing as a New Graduate. You might think you want to hold applying for a job just in case... (which I won't even go there) that's different story.
Be patient and hold strong people. You will be fine.
I am well aware that I can start applying for a new grad position. I just chose not to at this point in time just in case I don't make it. Not all employers are kind enough to hold the position offered to you if you failed the CRNE. To each their own but thanks for the reminder.
No I'm not saying that exactly. I think you're over analyzing what I'm saying just a bit. All I'm saying is that the CNA will examine the average of the people who wrote, in combination with their marks as one variable in determining the pass mark. I don't work at the CNA, so asking about actual percentages...well, I have no idea. They decide exactly how it comes to be.
I understand that there are board members whom decide the difficulty of the test, I wasn't aware that they take into consideration the cohort of the test takers. Can you send me the website where you found this info? I've been trying to google this myself. Thanks.
All I'm saying is that the CNA will examine the average of the people who wrote, in combination with their marks as one variable in determining the pass mark.
When you talk about the cohort's avg., are you referring to their grade point average in university?
No I'm not saying that exactly. I think you're over analyzing what I'm saying just a bit. All I'm saying is that the CNA will examine the average of the people who wrote, in combination with their marks as one variable in determining the pass mark. I don't work at the CNA, so asking about actual percentages...well, I have no idea. They decide exactly how it comes to be.
Ok. I just didn't understand what you were saying about using the marks of the students as a determinate of the test score. I was giving an example, to try and understand what you were saying, not that that is 100% how the CNO spilts the pass/fail mark. I am just trying to understand what you mean:)
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70%?!
That's pretty high! Where can I get info about this past exam? **gulp**