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Old Jul 25, 2006, 10:02 AM
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My NCLEX experience...

First of all, since everyone always asks. I got a 94% on my HESI and a 82% on Mosby CAT. I did roughly 3000 questions between now and the end of nursing school, not including all the ones I did during nursing school. I used Kaplan, Saunders, Drexel and a local test-taking progam from STAT nursing called "Good thinking".

I not afraid to admit I was tied in a knot all of last last and most of this morning. The woman at the front desk, god bless her, had a big smile and a infectious laugh so I got to relax a little. In fact, everyone at the testing center was very nice.

At first the questions seemed straightforward, then I hit 75...100...125. And my confidence started to plummet. Alot of priority, alot of infection control, 3 math, 1 select all that apply, alot of peds. Then it stopped in the 150's. I was going to take a break at 200. That has me a little nervous. But all I could think of at the time was "Thank GOD its over". Thats basically the feeling I've kept with since then. I treated myself to a pastry and $5 cup of coffee at Panera bread and stopped at my favorite bookstore. I aim on relaxing today and trying not to worry about it.

It is true you walk out of there not knowing how you did. But I did my best so now its just the waiting game.

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Old Jul 25, 2006, 01:16 PM
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Re: My NCLEX experience...

You seem to be taking this exceptionally well... Most people feel like crew members of a submarine approaching crush depth and the accompanying dark, frigid death.... you're a rare breed! Good luck and may good fortune follow you...

Virtue is Conquered

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Old Jul 25, 2006, 02:18 PM
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Oh, don't get me wrong. I get panicky everything I think of it, esp since I found out this morning PA doesn't participate in quick results so now I don't know when to start looking for my results on the BON website.

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Old Jul 25, 2006, 05:34 PM
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let me assume that PA= Pennsylvania- start looking on Friday/Monday. the soonest they post is 2 business days after- but one of my friends didn't get her results for over a week.

good luck!!

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Old Jul 25, 2006, 07:07 PM
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It seems to me that you prepared very well! Good luck!

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Old Jul 25, 2006, 07:31 PM
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Pendragon, I am in the same boat as you except I found the first 5-10 questions easy then it seemed to hit the fan. I thought I was holding my own for the first 50 or so and when the computer kept going 75 to 100 then 150. I was just asking God to spare me the misery and end it already. It cut off at about 170. Afterwards I went with my friend to Chili's, had a beer and pigged out.
I had also found out that a classmate of mine failed, that didn't give me warm fuzzies but if I do fail, I wasn't the first. I would just hate to sit thru that again.
Anyway good luck to you
Jim

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Old Jul 26, 2006, 01:29 AM
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the test went by sooooo fast for me, all I remember is that I never took a test like this before, I was jumpy, nervous and scared, but tried to stay focused, it just went by like the blink of an eye

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Old Jul 26, 2006, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Cerebrum
Most people feel like crew members of a submarine approaching crush depth and the accompanying dark, frigid death....
Virtue is Conquered
OMG!! HA. That is exactly how I feel!!!! I take my nclex Thurs. I am not one who has practiced though .Just been too burnt out and felt that when I took my ATI way back in fifth quarter (out of six total) I scored 99 percent chance of passing..so we'll see if they are correct. Truthfully just too burnt out after school. I have on day to practice some delegation ..and that's about it. We'll see. Definitely feel like I'm on that sub.

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Old Jul 26, 2006, 11:33 PM
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I just got my results back and....



I PASSED.



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Old Jul 26, 2006, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pendragon1980
I just got my results back and....



I PASSED.


Yeah for you!!!!!!!
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