ee Sti ; RN Content Mastery Series® 2013 Proficiency Levels ATI RECOMMENDED CUT SCORES RN CMS 2013 PROCTORED ASSESSMENTS. LEVEL 1 CUTSCORE _LEVEL2CUTSCORE _LEVEL 3 CUTSCORE ‘Adult Medical Surgical (90 items) 56.7% - 67.8% 68.9% — 80.0% 181.1% ~ 100.0% ‘Community Health (50 items) 58.0% - 72.0% 74.0% ~ 82.0% 84.0% ~ 100.0% Fundamentals (60 items) 51.7% - 61.7% 63.3% - 76.7% 78.3% ~ 100.0% Leadership (60 items) 61.7% - 75.0% 76.7% ~ 86.7% 88.3% — 100.0% Maternal Newborn (60 items) 55.0% - 65.0% 66.7% ~ 78.3% 80.0% ~ 100.0% Mental Health (60 items) 56.7% ~ 65.0% 66.7% ~ 83.3% 85.0% ~ 100.0% Nursing Care of Children (60 items) 53.3% - 61.7% 63.3% - 76.7% 78.3% ~ 100.0% Nutntion (60 items) 96.1% ~ 6.0% 66.1% ~ BUY 81./% ~ 10.0% Pharmacology (60 items) 56.7% - 70.0% 11.7% - 83.3% 85.0% ~ 100.0% “The gaps in percentage values between the Level 1 and Level 2 cut scores and between the Level 2 and Level 3 cut scores reflect a one-item difference in the total number of correct items. Values between the percentages listed for each cut score are not possible. RN CONTENT MASTERY SERIES 2013 PROFICIENCY LEVEL DEFINITIONS* LEVEL 1 student meeting the criterion for Proficiency Level 1 + is expected to just meet NCLEX-RN® standards in this content area + should demonstrate the minimum level of knowledge in this content area required to support academic readiness for subsequent curricular content. + should meet the absolute minimum expectations for performance in this content area Sey Astudent meeting the criterion for Proficiency Level 2 + is expected to readily meet NCLEX-RN standards in this content area, + should demonstrate a level of knowledge in this content area that more than adequately supports academic readiness for subsequent curricular content. + should exceed minimum expectations for performance in this content area, (See) Astudent meeting the criterion for Proficiency Level 3 + is expected to exceed NCLEX-RN standards in ths content area. + should demonstrate a high level of knowledge in this content area that confidently supports academic readiness for subsequent curricular content. + should exceed most expectations for performance in this content area. *Note that these definitions were based on expertise of the nurse educators who pasticipated in the cut score study. No empirical study was conducted relating NCLEX-RN performance to performance on the Content Mastery Series, nor was any study conducted demonstrating a statistical relationship between Content Mastery Serles performance and actual job performance. These Proficiency Level definitions were used by cut score study participants for the purpose of making their empirical ratings of item difficulty. You May BEGIN, Pe terre eae eee ta