HESI Exit Exam

This article looked at the relationship between the HESI Exit exams and predicting NCLEX-RN failure. The study was done because most nursing schools relied on the HESI Exit exams to predict the NCLEX-RN exam outcomes for nursing student graduates. They later realized that passing the HESI Exams with a score of 850 or more doesn’t necessarily mean that the students will pass the NCLEX-RN exam. Initially, there was a policy that was set up requiring students to take the HESI Exam a second time if they didn’t pass with a score of 850 the first time. If these students were still below passing score, they would be required to complete an NCLEX-RN review course. Unfortunately this method didn’t improve the NCLEX-RN exam passing rate. This policy …show more content…
Therefore the chances of passing the NCLEX-RN Exam don’t look very promising after they have failed the practice test couple of times before. There should be a way to make sure that these students are better prepared and provided with the resources needed before having to immerse themselves in this intensive exam. I also believe that the school went about it the wrong way by denying graduation to students if they didn’t pass the HESI Exit exams. It doesn’t seem like this was done for the benefit of the student but the benefit of the school. It is common knowledge that a student passing the NCLEX-RN Exam has a positive reflection on the school’s image. The school is looking out for itself and its reputation. Even though, the article stated that students who pass the HESI the first time are more likely to pass the NCLEX-RX exam, I don’t think that is so. I don’t believe that failing the HESI Exit exams one or two times mean that they will fail the NCLEX exam. I think that if one fails the practice exam the first or second time, they can study harder or seek addition educational resources to do better the next time

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