Having taken and passed the NCLEX, I can personally attest: no normally thinking person can take and pass the NCLEX without at least a basic understanding of the nursing process. That being said, clinical skills can be had OJT, but common sense is an inherent skill and woah buddy has that been the hardest for me to deal with. I have worked with some dumb nurses. The Philippino and Cuban trained nurses are chef's kiss. Not so much for those sourced from Hispaniola, cough cough. The things I've seen some of them do, yikes.
I agree, absolutely. It would be very difficult to pass the nursing exam without knowledge. However, who knows if someone on the inside at the testing agency or scoring was bought off. A person on the inside could, I suspect, pull the exams (if paper) or if computerized, access and change the answers. We saw it in voting, so why not in all licensing agencies: nursing testing for licensing, state medical boards, pharmacy boards, veterinary boards, etc. Everything is a scam these days.
The NCLEX is a computerized adaptive test. Questions and their difficulty are adjusted based upon your previous answers. The hard part is the multiple choice select all that apply type questions. They will give you a scenario and then 5 possible answers that between one and 5 may be correct. It's all or nothing no partial credit if you miss any part.
So theoretically very near impossible to cheat. The scary part is the little patient care things that are so elementary for trained nurses that can cause death or severe injury if the layperson is practicing without that knowledge. In Florida if your school's pass rate falls below 80% over a two year period the school may lose accreditation.
Yes, I agree. I think they are mostly computerized these days, and randomized. But, if you had the questions in advance, you'd have a pretty good chance of passing.
Passing the test is the tricky part. What they do is go to a state that has unlimited testing (like New York). In Texas, you can test 3 times then you have to go to remediation. In NY, you can test indefinitely, then take your compact license and move about the country. I did read that the school did do coaching for the test. I agree, it was hard enough to pass after years of schooling, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. I wonder what the nclex pass rate is for these 7,600 people.
Having taken and passed the NCLEX, I can personally attest: no normally thinking person can take and pass the NCLEX without at least a basic understanding of the nursing process. That being said, clinical skills can be had OJT, but common sense is an inherent skill and woah buddy has that been the hardest for me to deal with. I have worked with some dumb nurses. The Philippino and Cuban trained nurses are chef's kiss. Not so much for those sourced from Hispaniola, cough cough. The things I've seen some of them do, yikes.
I agree, absolutely. It would be very difficult to pass the nursing exam without knowledge. However, who knows if someone on the inside at the testing agency or scoring was bought off. A person on the inside could, I suspect, pull the exams (if paper) or if computerized, access and change the answers. We saw it in voting, so why not in all licensing agencies: nursing testing for licensing, state medical boards, pharmacy boards, veterinary boards, etc. Everything is a scam these days.
The NCLEX is a computerized adaptive test. Questions and their difficulty are adjusted based upon your previous answers. The hard part is the multiple choice select all that apply type questions. They will give you a scenario and then 5 possible answers that between one and 5 may be correct. It's all or nothing no partial credit if you miss any part. So theoretically very near impossible to cheat. The scary part is the little patient care things that are so elementary for trained nurses that can cause death or severe injury if the layperson is practicing without that knowledge. In Florida if your school's pass rate falls below 80% over a two year period the school may lose accreditation.
And every selection on multiple choice seems correct.
Yes, I agree. I think they are mostly computerized these days, and randomized. But, if you had the questions in advance, you'd have a pretty good chance of passing.
Exactly or if you have insider help.
Correct. The way the nclex is situated, a normal lay person would fail miserably.
As it is, I got a 85 first time, computer shut off. I had no idea if I passed or fail when the test was over. The test can be that odd.
Passing the test is the tricky part. What they do is go to a state that has unlimited testing (like New York). In Texas, you can test 3 times then you have to go to remediation. In NY, you can test indefinitely, then take your compact license and move about the country. I did read that the school did do coaching for the test. I agree, it was hard enough to pass after years of schooling, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. I wonder what the nclex pass rate is for these 7,600 people.