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HESI--ADN vs. BSN--chemo next week
Apr. 21st, 2007 10:39 amI passed the HESI exam! I didn't just pass it (850 is passing), I aced it (1078). My report says that's the 96th percentile. YES!! Something to feel good about, for once! I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED I PASSED !!! I get to graduate! Also, this is supposedly predictive of my chances of passing the NCLEX-RN on the first try. Apparently (so HESI people say) those who pass the HESI on the 1st try have a 75% chance of passing the NCLEX-RN licensing exam on their 1st try. So, although I will still hit the books like a crazy person (especially in the areas HESI scoring told me I need work on), at least some of the pressure is off now. I feel more confident than I did two days ago, that's for sure.
I was amused to read the comparisons between average HESI scores from diploma nursing schools, ADN nursing programs, and BSN nursing programs.
The average HESI score for diploma school nursing students, in the past year, has been 838 (which is below passing, 850).
The average HESI score for ADN (assoc. degree/2 yr program) nursing students the past year is 837.
The average HESI score for BSN (4 yr degree program) nursing students the past year was 838.
All that extra money and two extra years of school... to only do 1 point better (and with an average that is still below the passing score).
Far be it from me to dissuade people from 4 yr degrees -- I already have one, from '92. But these alleged 2 yr associate degree (ADN) programs -- the kind I'm about to finish -- require a HELL of a lot more work than most 4 yr college liberal arts degrees. I have a friend with a BA in German and another with a BA in Fiction Writing. They would EASILY fail out of this "2 year" ADN program.
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I was amused to read the comparisons between average HESI scores from diploma nursing schools, ADN nursing programs, and BSN nursing programs.
The average HESI score for diploma school nursing students, in the past year, has been 838 (which is below passing, 850).
The average HESI score for ADN (assoc. degree/2 yr program) nursing students the past year is 837.
The average HESI score for BSN (4 yr degree program) nursing students the past year was 838.
All that extra money and two extra years of school... to only do 1 point better (and with an average that is still below the passing score).
Far be it from me to dissuade people from 4 yr degrees -- I already have one, from '92. But these alleged 2 yr associate degree (ADN) programs -- the kind I'm about to finish -- require a HELL of a lot more work than most 4 yr college liberal arts degrees. I have a friend with a BA in German and another with a BA in Fiction Writing. They would EASILY fail out of this "2 year" ADN program.
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