by fishinNbanjo

I took my NCLEX yesterday and I had a ton of questions that said like who would you assign this pt to, or also who would you look at first.

Are these questions considered upper level or not, and if so is it good to have these type of questions, or bad, or doesen't it matter.

I had about 230 questions bye the way.

thanks

Re: Are delegation questions hard ones or easy ones to have, and what does that mean.

Hi! I have the same question you do. I took my NCLEX for the first time yesterday (Thursday), also, and I had several priority questions. They seemed hard to me but I kept getting them so I don't know if that is good or bad. I had some in the middle of my test and then more at the end. The computer shut off at 75 questions, so I don't know what to think. Once in a while I'd have a question that seemed really easy but then I'd have lots of questions that I had no idea about. I only had 2 med calculations and 2 select all that apply questions. Everything else was standard multiple choice.

Anyway, I was reading through the other posts and I think the general consensus is that priority questions are higher level ones. If that's true, you and I are probably in good shape!! I hope you get the good news soon!

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Well I hope you get good news as well. I am just beside myself waiting for results. Also do you know if you can get results on Saturdays, or do we have to wait till monday.

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I think it depends on what state you are in. I am in Ohio and our Board of Nursing doesn't post any results on the weekends. However, if you go to the Pearson website and look at your account where you registered for the NCLEX, you can see if you have results available underneath the part of the page that tells your NCLEX test appt. I have heard of people being able to access their results on that site over the weekend; it costs like $7.95, though. If mine show up there over the weekend, I will pay to see them - my peace of mind will be worth the money!

I know how you feel and hopefully both of us will get good news really soon!!! I am so nervous, too! Yesterday I was so sure I failed I figured out when I can take it again and started planning how I will prepare for the next time. I think waiting for the results is the absolute worst part about the whole thing!

Re: Are delegation questions hard ones or easy ones to have, and what does that mean.

Originally Posted by fishinNbanjo

I took my NCLEX yesterday and I had a ton of questions that said like who would you assign this pt to, or also who would you look at first.

Are these questions considered upper level or not, and if so is it good to have these type of questions, or bad, or doesen't it matter.

I had about 230 questions bye the way.

thanks

Generally, the priority questions are harder, but remember: Priority questions are at a higher cognitive level, but not necessarily more difficult. It all depends on how they test out psychometrically. For example, if you have to choose who you are going to see first, someone with a fish hook in his finger, or someone having symptoms of an MI, that is a pretty easy question, isn't it? If you have to choose between an unconscious 3 year old and someone having symptoms of an MI, that is a little more difficult.

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Hey just peachy, I to am from Ohio, do you know how long it is before you can take the test again???

Re: Are delegation questions hard ones or easy ones to have, and what does that mean.

Hi fishinNbanjo! I looked it up and we have to wait 45 days to retest in Ohio. I hope you don't need to!!!!

Re: Are delegation questions hard ones or easy ones to have, and what does that mean.

Hi Peachy and FishinNBanjo.
I am in Ohio also and preparing to take the test on 7/31. I wasnt scared of it untill I got my ATT. Now I am scared that I wont be prepared and will fail it. I am doing a review book and Q&A around 145 everyday untill 7/29.
Tammy

Re: Are delegation questions hard ones or easy ones to have, and what does that mean.

Originally Posted by nursemomruns

Generally, the priority questions are harder, but remember: Priority questions are at a higher cognitive level, but not necessarily more difficult. It all depends on how they test out psychometrically. For example, if you have to choose who you are going to see first, someone with a fish hook in his finger, or someone having symptoms of an MI, that is a pretty easy question, isn't it? If you have to choose between an unconscious 3 year old and someone having symptoms of an MI, that is a little more difficult.

I think nursemomruns explained it well. I started getting priority questions very early, but the first ones I thought were pretty easy, like it was obvious which patient to see first. Toward the end, the priority questions were tougher, and I felt like I was just guessing because every patient in the questioned seemd like the priority! Like three patients all with airway issues in different ways, it was pretty crazy. But remember, too, that everyone who takes the test ultimately is getting 50% right and 50% wrong, that's where the computer decides your competency level.
Also, if your state participates in the Pearsonvue quick results, your results are usually available 48hrs after you finished the test. So give it a try, when you log into Pearsonvue it will tell you is your results are available and ask for your payment info to view them. Good luck, I'm sure you all passed and are now new RNs!

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Hi littlerose! Good luck on your NCLEX! Doing questions every day is a great way to prepare. I don't have my results yet so I can't tell you how it worked out for me but I did at least 150 questions/day and by the time I took the exam I had answered 3,500 questions. I took a couple review courses and I learned that answering a minimum of 3,000 questions before taking the exam is a good way to prepare. I hope you do great - with all your hard work I'm sure you will! After taking it on Thursday, I can honestly tell you that I'm not really sure what preparation methods I would recommend to other people because my questions were very different from what I had studied. So, I think just staying calm and being prepared to "critical think" is the best advice I can give you!