[boyfactory]

Originally Posted by PDX RN

75 questions-turned off...I thought I was going to vomit. I truly felt like I had to guess on each question.
The rest of the day was ridden with anxiety and fear.
I passed!

This is me. I took the test yesterday and it clicked off. There were only 4 of us and I was the first one done. I don't live in a state where the quick check is available and I am going crazy.

Jennifer D.

[doularoz]

I had that conversation with a GN who had just taken the NCLEX and we both agreed that you would have to have had done really bad to fail in 75 questions so don't worry about it. She failed and now I feel stupid. Foot in mouth, again!

[BlueEyedRN]

I'd like to know what percentage of people only get 75 questions. It seems like a majority of the people who take the NCLEX do stop there. Or is it just that those who do want to gloat about it so you hear more from them?

[ZASHAGALKA]

Originally Posted by BlueEyedRN

I'd like to know what percentage of people only get 75 questions. It seems like a majority of the people who take the NCLEX do stop there. Or is it just that those who do want to gloat about it so you here more from them?

Getting 75 questions only has to do with how quickly the algorithm establishes a statistical degree of accuracy and NOT at what level it determines that accuracy.

As such, the odds of a first time test taker that stops at 75 of passing is about 87% - the SAME odds as if the test stopped at 76 questions. or 90. Or 150. Or 265. . .

~faith,
Timothy.

[cdm.rn2006]

I took my boards a few weeks ago and passed. It shut off for me after 75 questions.

[laverty]

I took the PN NCLEX with 85 questions... I also passed a bunch of fluids from mutiple body orfaces while waiting. I felt terrible after & for the following 49 hours till I checked Pearsonvue results & found out I passed. Waiting is the HARDEST thing I have ever done. Even the dog didnt like me. The people her are great. I encourage everyone who is stressed to ask for support here when you need it.

[earle58]

am i one of the few who walked away at 75, feeling like i aced it?
i was actually suspicious because the test was too darned easy.
NOT so in nsg school.
i struggled, second-guessed myself all the time.
so it's not like i'm used to feeling confident.
but with nclex, i would have been shocked to find out i failed.

leslie

[Roy Fokker]

Originally Posted by ZASHAGALKA

Getting 75 questions only has to do with how quickly the algorithm establishes a statistical degree of accuracy and NOT at what level it determines that accuracy.

As such, the odds of a first time test taker that stops at 75 of passing is about 87% - the SAME odds as if the test stopped at 76 questions. or 90. Or 150. Or 265. . .

~faith,
Timothy.

It also depends on how many questions at-a-time does the computer need to assess accuracy

The algorithms will be different if the computer takes 5 questions at a time before feeding you the next higher-level or next lower-level set of questions; than if a computer takes each individual question to decide before feeding you the next higher or next lower questions.

[EricEnfermero]

The computer recalculates your ability estimate after each question. There's some good info on scoring at www.ncsbn.org, especially in the 2006 Candidate Bulletin.

[RebeccaJeanRN]

This 75 question survey is a pretty cool thing! I found it interesting that the results are almost right in line with overall pass/fail rates. To date I saw that about 90% of people with 75 NCLEX questions passed and about 10% failed. Even though this isn't a scientific study, its coming pretty close to the 85/15 which is the overall pass/fail rate...regardless of number of questions.