Predicting NCLEX-RN Success The Seventh Validity Study HESI Exit Exam

The findings of six previously conducted studies indicated that the HESI (E-2) was highly accurate in predicting NCLEX-RN success. The purpose of this study-the seventh study to investigate the validity of the E-2-was to examine the accuracy of three parallel versions of the E-2 in predicting licensure success and to describe program practices regarding E-2 benchmark scores, remediation programs, and retesting policies. The findings of this study again indicated that the E-2 was highly accurate in predicting NCLEX-RN success. Additionally, all three versions of the E-2 were found to have a predictive accuracy above 90%. The most common E-2 benchmark score designated by faculty at the participating schools was 850, and most schools required students to retest with different versions of the E-2 until the faculty-designated E-2 benchmark score was achieved. Remediation seemed to be effective in raising students' E-2 scores, and it was recommended that future research investigate the effectiveness of specific remediation strategies.